This is an analysis of the poem The Man Of Woe that begins with:

The mann whose thoughtes agaynste him do conspyre,
One whom Mishapp her storye dothe depaynt,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXaa XbXbcc XXXXdX XeXeXd X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01110101110 111001110 0101010010 1001110101 01011100101 0101111101 10111101010 1001101101 1101101110 1101111111 11111101011 11100010101 1111110110 0100011110 1111110010 11010111110 0111010111 11110011111 1110110010 1101010001 1111010110 01010110101 11111010001 1111111101 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 222
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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; of is repeated.

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

  • summary of The Man Of Woe;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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