This is an analysis of the poem We Pray&Mdash;To Heaven that begins with:

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We pray—to Heaven—... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXXXa aXXX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,5,4,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1100100 11000100 100001010 11010100010 11100001 010010001001 100101011000 1001 111000 11000000000 1010000000
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 99
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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