This is an analysis of the poem They Ask But Our Delight that begins with:

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They ask but our Delight—... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: cinquain
  • Metre: 1 1111100 010001 11111100 1011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 59
  • Average number of words per stanza: 11
  • Amount of lines: 5
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of They Ask But Our Delight;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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