This is an analysis of the poem Advice that begins with:
I must do as you do? Your way I own
Is a very good way, and still, ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd aeae ecec afaf gdgd hihiXeaea
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 1111111111 00100111 1101111001 11011001 11100110111 1010111 1111101101 0110101 1100111101 11111001 010100101 1101001 1001111011 0111111 1110111101 1110101 110111101 111101 110100111 1111001 11101111 110101 110101101 110101 11101101 1100101 11101001 1011001 111111111 1101101 11101101001 11111101
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
- Average number of words per stanza: 29
- Amount of lines: 32
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, like are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word you is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Advice;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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