This is an analysis of the poem Weary Waitress that begins with:

Her smile ineffably is sweet,
Devinely she is slim;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbb cdcdaa eeeeff ghghaa iaiaXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01100001 1000101 11110101 1101001 11010101 100111 10010111 110101 11010101 1100101 11110001 010101 11110111 111111 11011101 0100001 11101101 110101 11010101 110011 01010011 0100001 11000111 010101 11111101 110111 01001101 110101 010011101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 254
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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