This is an analysis of the poem An Invitation To Edward Walpole, Esq. that begins with:

When I heard you were landed, I flew to the Nine,
Intreating their Aid to invite you to dine....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcccccXaaXX ccbbaaddXbbbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 111101011001 10011001101 11111111011 11001101101 01011101001 11011111001 110010111001 01100111011 111001001101 101001011001 101101111010 010010110010 110011110110 111110110100 001011001111 1101101101 11111011001 11101001101 1010011111111 110010110110 11001111011 11001101111 01111011011 11101110111 01101011101 11111011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 413
  • Average number of words per stanza: 81
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of An Invitation To Edward Walpole, Esq.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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