This is an analysis of the poem Mischief that begins with:

Let those who're fond of idle tricks,
Of throwing stones, and hurling bricks,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabccb ddedde aafggf ddebbe eebhhb iijkkj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010101 01011101 111101 11010101 11011111 111111 01011101 10110101 1101000 11010101 11111101 1111001 01011101 11010101 110101 10010101 11011101 010101 0100101001 01010101 110101 11110001 01010100 110101 11010101 10010101 110101 01110111 11011101 010001 11010001 01011101 110101 01011001 11011101 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 192
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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  • summary of Mischief;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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