This is an analysis of the poem By Invitation Only that begins with:
If the murmurs were pointless in their renderings,
There would be few to feel offended....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXXaX aXXXa b bXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,1,3,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 001001001100 110101010 11111 10101011011 0101110100 010111100 110010011101 10111 110010 10111010101110 1101101 101 1 1101011
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
- Average number of words per stanza: 20
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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- summary of By Invitation Only;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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