This is an analysis of the poem On The Same Person (Who Wrote Ill, And Spake Worse, Against Me) that begins with:

While faster than his costive brain indites
Philo's quick hand in flowing letters writes;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXaabb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11010101100 1011010101 01010111010 1111010101 10110100101 1001010101 1101010111 1111011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 345
  • Average number of words per stanza: 63
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; his is repeated.

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  • summary of On The Same Person (Who Wrote Ill, And Spake Worse, Against Me);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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