This is an analysis of the poem To The Right Hon. The Earl Of Orrery, On His Promise To Sup With The Author. that begins with:

Tho' the Muse had deny'd me so often before,
I ventur'd this Day to invoke her once more....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbXX ccbbbb ddeedX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101110111001 11001001011 11111011001 11011001101 111010110110 111011110010 00110001001 0100111011 11001011011 101111010101 111111001001 11111011001 01001011101 101001010001 0010111111010 111011010010 01001001101 101101011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 286
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • 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, to, you are repeated.

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

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  • summary of To The Right Hon. The Earl Of Orrery, On His Promise To Sup With The Author.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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