This is an analysis of the poem The Goldsmith's Apprentice that begins with:

My neighbour, none can e'er deny,
Is a most beauteous maid;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a ba b c Xc X c bc X X XX b d bd b c bX b b bbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 110111001 001101 01010011 110111 01111101 01001100 110110111 01010100 11110101 011101 01110101 111110 11110100 01001100 11010101 010101 01011101 110101 11111111 111111 01101111 001101 01010110 110111 10010101 010101 01110001 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 21
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 40
  • Average number of words per stanza: 8
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; her is repeated.

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  • summary of The Goldsmith's Apprentice;
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  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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