This is an analysis of the poem My Religion that begins with:

Let Romanists all at the Confessional kneel,
Let the Jew with disgust turn from it,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaX cdcD efef XdXD gXgXXbdfd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110011001001 101001100 101011001101 1010010100 011110101011 011001101 000111111101 1001011 101011101101 010111010 10111101011 010011010 11011011011 11101101 10011001111000 1001011 11101011001 110110110 1111110101 110110110 1111011101 11001001 011111010010 11001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 166
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (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; let, to, no are repeated.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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