This is an analysis of the poem Bishop Blougram's Apology that begins with:

NO more wine? then we'll push back chairs and talk.
A final glass for me, though: cool, i' faith! ... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXdedfXgda Xhiedj kljfdfddmidelnmcjijajiemkX lade knciompeknmbpeeicobem mnXfpjii jdmmneof cknefqnk frdcjk XmnlfefsdnqpedmiklX dlfcXjtkmenskbudmsecskXmec dkjaki eXtjkftamgn reclcor jcldk becandkXfgbXknoqjtfm dceoX cjmniimtekbeXbea embX iXpa k
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,6,26,4,21,8,8,8,6,19,26,6,11,7,5,20,5,16,4,4,21,26,3,22,9,15,25,6,17,2,23,2,26,17,7,26,21,4,26,26,14,11,26,7,18,25,5,19,10,15,2,20,2,9,16,9,15,16,9,17,8,25,14,11,26,2,23,26,27,4,9,10,16,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
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  • Amount of stanzas: 80
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 566
  • Average number of words per stanza: 101
  • Amount of lines: 1060
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (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; you, to, wine, your, as, and, with, it, of, i, or, he, in, thus, his, faith, doubts, my, much, cut, nor, for, world, life, at, truth, see, not are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, i, a, for, the, doubts, how, in, much, on are repeated.

    The author used the same word but at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines this, knave, faith are repeated).

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase i connects the lines.

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