This is an analysis of the poem A Distrust Invited that begins with:

A distrust invited,
That begins the ending of suspicion....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcdXbca XXX eafg XbcgeXXXfd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,3,4,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001010 1010100010 10011110 01111010 11 1110 1111010 0111010 010010111010 1 111010 1111 11111 1111001 11101101101 011010001 10 1101010 1110010011110 1111101001 11 11101100100 011110111 1101 11010010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of A Distrust Invited;
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