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

Think England what it is to shake,
& better use your King,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaabcdccdXXeeXffXfXghchgfccf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 29,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010001 10111 01010101 1111101 110111 11110101 110101 11110101 00110101 00101 10110111 10010111 1011100 11000100 10110 01110111 11001011 010110 11010110 11110 01110111 01101 01100101 101001 110111001 0101001 01010101 01010101 01101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 879
  • Average number of words per stanza: 151
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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