This is an analysis of the poem The Saint And The Rascal that begins with:

When the saint is
At temptation-beauty...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXabX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010 101010 1010110 101001 01010100 101011 010010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 87
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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