This is an analysis of the poem The Coquet that begins with:

TIS, in good truth, a most wonderful thing
(I am even ashamed to relate it) ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef gfgf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001011001 1110010010 1111010011 111101010 1100111011 110111010 1110101011 011111010 1100111001 100111110 1100111111 1111010010 1101110001 101001110 01111011101 101011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 163
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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