This is an analysis of the poem Facility that begins with:

So easy 'tis to make a rhyme,
That did the world but know it,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd eeee ebeb bXXX eaea cfcf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11010101 1001110 11011101 1100010 11110010 0101110 11011111 11000010 11110011 1111010 01010101 0101010 10111111 1101010 01001101 0100010 11010101 1101011 01001010 01001010 11011101 1111011 11110111 0101111 11010111 1100010 11110101 1101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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