This is an analysis of the poem The Sewing-Girl that begins with:

The humble garret where I dwell
Is in that Quarter called the Latin;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd efefgdgd chchgdgd bhbhfifi jdjdbXbX ddddklklXcdcdidid
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01010111 001101010 00010101 110101010 11010111 111111010 11011101 111101010 10100101 1100001010 110010101 110101010 01110101 110101110 11011101 111101010 11011111 111111110 110101001 110101010 10010101 110101010 11011101 110101010 11010111 010111110 11010101 1101101010 11011101 110001010 11111101 110101010 11111111 111111010 11110101 111111010 010101001 0101001010 101001110101 10011100100 11110001 110101010 11110111 111101010 11110111 111101010 01010111 110111110 11110101 111001110 11010111 110101010 11010101 111101010 01010101 010101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 293
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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, writing, sewing, so, singing, she, her are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words she, her, once are repeated.

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  • summary of The Sewing-Girl;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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