This is an analysis of the poem Until She Died that begins with:

Until she died we never knew
The beauty of our faith in God....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaccaddaeefggfgghhhXbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01111101 01001101 11010101 11010101 1100011101 01010001 11110101 11111101 11011101 01011011 01010101 01110101 11110101 11110101 11111101 11010011 01011111 01010001 11111101 11000101 10111111 11001111 11110101 11111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 844
  • Average number of words per stanza: 168
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; had is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Until She Died;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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