This is an analysis of the poem The Lord And The Bramble that begins with:

To view his stately Walks and Groves,
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXabcdccd efeef cgccg afaaf hihhX cXcciXdcddc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,5,5,5,5,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01010111 010111 110111110 01010101 110101 11110001 111101 100100101 11010101 1101001 10011101 101101 10010101 11010101 110111 11010101 111101 11111111 11111001 110101 1111101 011101 11011101 11111111 111111 11111011 010101 11010101 11110101 1111010 10101111 10101010 111001101 110010101 111111 11110101 011101 11100111 01010101 1111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 191
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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 The Lord And The Bramble;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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