This is an analysis of the poem Moment's Indulgence that begins with:

I ask for a moment's indulgence to sit by thy side. The works
that I have in hand I will finish afterwards. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX XX XX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110100100111101 111011010100 0100101111111110 11101110100100101 010101111100011101 011101100101001001 100101110101101 10100100101101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 63 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 13
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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