This is an analysis of the poem Extemporary Counsel Given To A Young Gallant In A Frolick. that begins with:

As you are Young, if you'l be also Wise,
Danger with Honour court, Quarrels despise;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111010101 1001011001 0111110111 0101111101 111111101 1100011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 249
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 6
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Extemporary Counsel Given To A Young Gallant In A Frolick.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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