This is an analysis of the poem Upon Seeing A Raffle For Addison's Works Unfill'D. that begins with:

Ye gentle Beaux, and thoughtless Belles,
Who gaily rove at Tunbridge--Wells,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccdd ee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 11011101 01011101 10110111 11000101 01000111 11010001 01010111 01011111 11111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 181
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • 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.

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  • summary of Upon Seeing A Raffle For Addison's Works Unfill'D.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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