The Newly-Wedded by Winthrop Mackworth Praed: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem The Newly-Wedded that begins with:

NOW the rite is duly done,
Now the word is spoken, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabcbc dedefcfc gcgcfcfc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 101010 1011111 111010 1110011 111010 1111111 111010 00100101 101011 00100101 101011 1111111 101110 1111010 111010 1110111 101010 1111111 100110 1010101 101010 1111111 101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 244
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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 punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The poet repeated the same word together at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of The Newly-Wedded;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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