This is an analysis of the poem A Request To The Graces that begins with:

Ponder my words, if so that any be
Known guilty here of incivility;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaabbXXaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1011011100 1101000100 11010100011 0101010001 1001010111 0111100101 1011011101 0111110100 0011110100 1101111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 422
  • Average number of words per stanza: 73
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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