This is an analysis of the poem An Invitation that begins with:

Dear Ritchie, I am waiting for the signal word to fly,
And tell me that the visit which has suffered such belating... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaB babXabaB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101010101 111101011101100 00001011110111 1101110 0101010100101010 01111101010101 1010111010111110 01110111010101 1010010101000010 10101110110111 1101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 193
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 52 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of An Invitation;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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