This is an analysis of the poem Was He Married? that begins with:

Was he married, did he try
To support as he grew less fond of them ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXX bb Xa cc Xa a XX dd ee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,2,2,2,2,1,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110011 0011111100 11100 1 11010101 0111010110 01011011001 001011100 0111011 01110101 110111 101100101 011110111 100110101111 101110 1101001 011011 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 60
  • Average number of words per stanza: 12
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; he is repeated.

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

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