This is an analysis of the poem How Graces Are To Be Obtained that begins with:

The next word that I would unto thee say,
Is how thou mayst attain without delay,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa bb aa cc dd bX ee ff dd gg bb aX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 0111111011 0111010101 111011100 1101110101 1101110001 1111011101 1111110101 1111100101 1100010001 1101011111 1001111011 1101011101 1001011101 1111111101 011100011 0100010101 1101000101 011101111 1111111011 11000111001 0101011100 1111011101 1111111011 1100110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 81
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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 How Graces Are To Be Obtained;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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