This is an analysis of the poem A Father's Prayer that begins with:

Lord, make me tolerant and wise;
Incline my ears to hear him through;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbb cccccc cdcdee cccccc cacaff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11110011 01110111 11110111 10011101 01111111 01111111 11111101 11110111 11100101 11000101 11010111 11110101 11011110 01010111 11110111 01011111 11010111 11110101 01001101 11110101 11010101 10011011 01011100 11110001 11010111 11011101 11110111 01110101 00010111 11110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 195
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; i, me are repeated.

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

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

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