This is an analysis of the poem The Time And The Deed that begins with:

Art going to do a kindly deed?
'Tis never too soon to begin;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBaaaBXbBbbbB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110010101 11011001 111110101 011111101 011011101 11011001 100100101 11011001 01100101101 1011010101 0100111111 11011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 217
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • 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.

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  • summary of The Time And The Deed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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