This is an analysis of the poem Riding Steadfast To Affix that begins with:

It has been allowed for those self indulged,
To drop the talk and conversation stage....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbaca caadaX cbeeed caX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0100111101 0101110101 11011101 1011010010100 1010011001110 01101011010 101111001 1100110101 011001011010 01010101011001 101111111010 011001010110101 00101 111 010110 10110101010001 101001001101 101010110010001 101 101101001 1100101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 215
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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 is repeated.

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  • summary of Riding Steadfast To Affix;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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