To G. C. And R. L. by Oliver Goldsmith: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem To G. C. And R. L. that begins with:

'TWAS you, or I, or he, or all together,
'Twas one, both, three of them, they know not whether;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme:
  • Stanza lengths (in strings):
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  • Guessed form:
  • Metre:
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 188
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 4
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (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; or, 'twas, i are repeated.

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

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  • history of its creation;
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