This is an analysis of the poem To A Lady, Who Invited The Author Into The Country. that begins with:

How gladly, Madam, would I go,
To see your Gardens, and Chateau;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaXbbcc ddeeffffgg hhffii jjffhh ddeeggffggeedd hhddkkhh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,10,6,6,14,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010111 01110101 01010101 11110101 01010101 1100110001 01111101 11001111 11011101 11011111 11010111 11110101 01010101 11011111 010101010 110111010 011111010 111101010 11110101 1111001 11110101 11000101 11110101 11001101 10011101 01010111 111101 01011101 11110101 11111101 11011101 110111001 010100101 01011101 1011101 01011111 11010101 11010101 10110101 11110101 111000101 010101001 10010101 11010101 11110111 11010111 01011111 11010111 10110101 11011101 01110101 110100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 308
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of To A Lady, Who Invited The Author Into The Country.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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