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

Had I the grace to win the grace
Of some old man in lore complete,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abab Abab Acac dede
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11010101 01110101 11110101 11110101 11010101 01110101 01110101 11110111 11010101 01010101 11110101 11110101 01111101 11111101 11010110 11010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 133
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; grace is repeated.

    The author used the same word had at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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