This is an analysis of the poem It Is Commendable Of Him that begins with:

It is commendable of him...
Professing to take full responsibility, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abc bXdXc aXb XXXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,3,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 00010001 010011010100 10100101010010 1101000100 110110110010 11010010101 110010 10010011010 1001010000111 1010110101 01010100 1101001010 1010010111 1011101 1011010010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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  • summary of It Is Commendable Of Him;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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