This is an analysis of the poem To A Little Maid - By A Politician that begins with:

Come with me, little maid,
Nay, shrink not, thus afraid -... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AaXbbXbbb ccaaaadda AaeddeccX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101 111101 1111 111101 110111 0101 1101 1101 111100 101111 010011 1101 110101 100101 0101 1101 1101 110101 101101 100101 1101 101101 11110011 1101 0111 0111 010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 207
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; not is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words come, in are repeated.

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  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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