This is an analysis of the poem Mary And John that begins with:
If John marries Mary, and Mary alone,
'Tis a very good match between Mary and John.... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01101011001 101001011011 111011011010 010011010010
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 191
- Average number of words per stanza: 37
- Amount of lines: 4
- Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 9
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; mary, and, john are repeated.
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