This is an analysis of the poem Mary Ellen that begins with:

It's mighty quiet in the house
Since Mary Ellen quit me cold;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXcccc dedefbfb dgdgdhdh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010001 11010111 11011101 11011100 11011101 111101001 11111111 01011101 11010111 11010101 11111111 11011111 11010111 11010111 11110011 110110 11110101 11010101 01110001 11010101 110111010 11110101 111111010 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 282
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, i, for are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

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

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