This is an analysis of the poem Salvationists that begins with:

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Come, my songs, let us speak of perfection...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXa XaXXbXaaX XbXXXXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,9,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1111110010 111011001 1 111111101 0101001100 110100100100 0101001 11101010010 1110100111 0100 10010 1 111 1111010101000 01001000 1010101000 010010 101010100 101001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 185
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Salvationists;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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