This is an analysis of the poem The Invitation that begins with:

DELIA, my dear, delightful Lady,
Time flies in town, you say, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbbab cdddcd ceeece
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101010 110111 111111 010111 110111110 110101 011101011 010101 110101 111111 110101011 010101 101101011 110101 110101 110101 1011001011 101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 194
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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