The two ``Suppositions'' satirise the manners and taste of various bourgeois personages, showing the impoverished state of their literary judgement, at the same time that those personages (``Miss Coquettilla'', ``Miss Prudella'', ``Mrs Domestic'', ``Timothy Turtle'', ``Captain Bonair'', and others) dismiss Hands' poetry because it is written by a servant. In ``A Poem, On the Supposition of an Advertisement appearing in a Morning Paper, of the Publication of a Volume of Poems, by a Servant Maid'', Hands shows the assembled characters' incredulity and disdain, while allowing the reader to see that she knows more than they do:
The two ``Suppositions'' satirise the manners and taste of various bourgeois personages, showing the impoverished state of their literary judgement, at the same time that those personages (``Miss Coquettilla'', ``Miss Prudella'', ``Mrs Domestic'', ``Timothy Turtle'', ``Captain Bonair'', and others) dismiss Hands' poetry because it is written by a servant.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
two
two
NUM
CD
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nsubj
Number=Plur
supposition
Suppositions
NOUN
NNS
case
's
'
PART
POS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
satirise
satirise
VERB
VBP
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Plur
manners
manners
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
taste
taste
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
various
various
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
bourgeois
bourgeois
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
personage
personages
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
show
showing
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
impoverished
impoverished
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
state
state
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
literary
literary
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
judgement
judgement
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
same
same
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
time
time
NOUN
NN
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
det
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
that
those
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
personage
personages
NOUN
NNS
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
appos
Number=Sing
Miss
Miss
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Coquettilla'
Coquettilla'
PROPN
NNP
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
conj
Number=Sing
Miss
Miss
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Prudella'
Prudella'
PROPN
NNP
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
conj
Number=Sing
Mrs
Mrs
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Domestic'
Domestic'
PROPN
NNP
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
conj
Number=Sing
Timothy
Timothy
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Turtle
Turtle
PROPN
NNP
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
conj
Number=Sing
Captain
Captain
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Bonair''
Bonair''
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Plur
other
others
NOUN
NNS
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
parataxis
VerbForm=Inf
dismiss
dismiss
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Number=Plur
hand
Hands
NOUN
NNS
case
's
'
PART
POS
obj
Number=Sing
poetry
poetry
NOUN
NN
mark
because
because
SCONJ
IN
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
write
written
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
servant
servant
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
In ``A Poem,
case
in
In
ADP
IN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
A
DET
DT
root
Number=Sing
poem
Poem
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
On the Supposition of an Advertisement appearing in a Morning Paper, of the Publication of a Volume of Poems, by a Servant Maid'', Hands shows the assembled characters' incredulity and disdain, while allowing the reader to see that she knows more than they do:
case
on
On
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
supposition
Supposition
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
advertisement
Advertisement
NOUN
NN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
appear
appearing
VERB
VBG
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Morning
Morning
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
Paper
Paper
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
Publication
Publication
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
Volume
Volume
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
Poems
Poems
PROPN
NNPS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Servant
Servant
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Maid''
Maid''
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Plur
hand
Hands
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
show
shows
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
assemble
assembled
VERB
VBN
nmod:poss
Number=Plur
character
characters
NOUN
NNS
case
's
'
PART
POS
obj
Number=Sing
incredulity
incredulity
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
disdain
disdain
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
while
while
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
allow
allowing
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
iobj
Number=Sing
reader
reader
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
see
see
VERB
VB
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
know
knows
VERB
VBZ
obj
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADJ
JJR
mark
than
than
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
do
do
VERB
VBP
punct
:
:
PUNCT
: