This is an analysis of the poem To A Certain Critic that begins with:

Such guests as you, sir, were not in my mind
When I my homely dish with care designed;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111101011 1111010101 1101011111 1111010111 1111010101 100001110001 1101010101 1101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 359
  • Average number of words per stanza: 69
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of To A Certain Critic;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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