This is an analysis of the poem Mammy that begins with:

I often wonder how
Life clicks because...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abABcdcd dedefgfg fhfhaiaiXabAB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 1101 111101 1101 110111 1011 110011 0101 110011 1111 110111 1101 110101 1101 111101 0101 110111 1001 1010111 1101 110111 0101 010101 1101 1101001 1101 111101 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 169
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Mammy;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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