This is an analysis of the poem Colin Instructed that begins with:

Young Colin was as stout a boy
As ever gave a maiden joy; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabBccbB ddbBXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 11010101 11011101 01110001 11010101 11011101 11010111 01110001 11010101 11010111 10111111 01110001 11011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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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  • summary of Colin Instructed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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