This is an analysis of the poem Good And Evil. that begins with:

Good thoughts, 'tis said, are no more than good dreams
Save they be into action put, and that...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXXabaXabXXXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0111111101 1100010111 1101000101 01110011001 1101111111 1001000101 0101011101 11001010101 110110100100 0101110101 01010011111 1101010011 0101011101 0101111101 0100010100 1011010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 665
  • Average number of words per stanza: 127
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • 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; good, of are repeated.

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  • summary of Good And Evil.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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