This is an analysis of the poem The Church Of Unbent Knees that begins with:

AS I went by the church to-day
I heard the organ cry; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaba Xaba bcXc XbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 110101 11010111 111101 110010111 1101111 11010101 110001 11110101 0111010 11010101 1101110 01010101 111101 11010101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word my is repeated.

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  • summary of The Church Of Unbent Knees;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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