This is an analysis of the poem Piety that begins with:

The pig is taught by sermons and epistles
To think the God of Swine has snout and bristles. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011101100 01010111110 100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 53
  • Average number of words per stanza: 10
  • Amount of lines: 3
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Piety;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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