This is an analysis of the poem Prayer that begins with:

God, I need a job because I need money.
Here the world is, enjoyable with whiskey, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabXcbdbeeXXdbbXXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101011110 10100100010 101001011 1011110111 11111111 01011111 11101111 11110011100 111101111 1110111011 01010101 01000011100 111111111 1001010011 01111111 111111010111 0101110111 1101011100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 728
  • Average number of words per stanza: 148
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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