This is an analysis of the poem Deliverance From Another Sore Fit that begins with:

In my distress I sought the Lord
When naught on earth could comfort give, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX bcbc dede acac caca fgfgXbbbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011101 11111101 11111101 11111011000 110010111 11110101 11011101 11111001 11011101 11011101 11111111 11111111 11110011 11010101 101010001 11010111 11110101 11010101 11110000 01010101 111110010 10111101 111110010 01011101 11110101 11110101 11110001 11011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words my, o are repeated.

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  • summary of Deliverance From Another Sore Fit;
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  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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