This is an analysis of the poem Business And Pleasure. that begins with:

He'll have his all; and though his heart is great,
Ay, prodigal of kindness, yet is he...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101110101 1100010101 0101100100 11110011110 0101110111 1101010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 253
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 6
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • 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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