This is an analysis of the poem Conclusion Of A Letter To The Rev. Mr. C---. that begins with:

'Tis Time to conclude; for I make it a Rule,
To leave off all Writing, when Con. comes from School....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme:
  • Stanza lengths (in strings):
  • Closest metre:
  • Сlosest rhyme:
  • Сlosest stanza type:
  • Guessed form:
  • Metre:
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 407
  • Average number of words per stanza: 78
  • Amount of lines: 76
  • 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; to, in, and, her, its, your are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words to, that, who are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines it is repeated).

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  • summary of Conclusion Of A Letter To The Rev. Mr. C---.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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