This is an analysis of the poem Anacreontick I that begins with:

Gay Bacchus liking Estcourt's Wine,
A noble Meal bespoke;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXbcbcdedeefefXcbcgagadhdhieiXjcjcjajaffffklklajajmamaccccdbdbbibi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 68,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 010110 11011001 110111 01110101 111101 11110101 110101 01010101 110101 11110101 110101 110111001 010001 11011101 110101 11010101 111101 11110111 1101101 111111001 111101 10011111 111011 11110101 1001010 11110101 0111110 11010101 110001 110101001 0101001 110110101 110101 11010101 110011 11110111 111101 11111111 111111 01010101 110101 11010101 110101 10011101 111101 11110101 111101 11010101 010101 11011111 111101 11010101 110001 11010101 110111 11010101 110101 11010101 011001 10111101 111101 11110101 110001 11010101 010101 11110101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 2135
  • Average number of words per stanza: 391
  • Amount of lines: 68
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, his are repeated.

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

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