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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