This is an analysis of the poem Innocence Expressed And Accepted that begins with:

Anyone who will do anything,
With intent to take advantage of another......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabcbdcX EfX cdcgbe Ee dXbbcce gegedhdbb bcfhgaXXXg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,3,6,2,7,9,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100101101 001010100010 0101101 1 0100010 101010110001 101001100010 11111100 0101010110011 11 1011010010 1111010100010 01010010001010 1011011 011010100001 1110100010 00101001110 0101010110011 001000100110 01000110101 011101 0011010001010 110100100000001010 11111101 0111011001 011010 001010010 10011101 01010001010101 101010010010 1011001011010 10100111011 01001101001011101 1010010000111010010 11001010001 1101000010010 101101000010 11110101011 11111101 0010111001011110 110 11010101 1011 1100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 219
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, and are repeated.

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  • summary of Innocence Expressed And Accepted;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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