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

She, with her old witch-face turned upward, stares,
Frowning intent, her small hands still and folded...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXcXXXXXXc XbdaabdcXXeeXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1001111101 10010111110 0101110011 01111001110 1101110101 01010101010 011111010010 11010111110 1011110001 101101000111 01010101110 1101011101 1101111101 1101010101 0101100101 11010101010 100010101010 1101010001 11111001010 1111010101 0101010100 10010010101 1100110111 1001100111 1111011111 1011111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 598
  • Average number of words per stanza: 105
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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