This is an analysis of the poem For An Autograph that begins with:
THOUGH old the thought and oft exprest,
'Tis his at last who says it best, ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Xaaaaa bbbccc dddddd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11011110 10111101 11110001 10010101 10110111 01111111 11111011 111101111 11010111 11110101 11011101 11010101 10011111 11010101 11011101 10110111 11010101 11111101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 215
- Average number of words per stanza: 44
- Amount of lines: 18
- 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 is repeated.
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- summary of For An Autograph;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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