This is an analysis of the poem Te Deum Laudamus that begins with:

I will praise God alway for each new year,
Knowing that it shall be most worthy of... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaa bXaXc cXcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1011101111 1010101100 0101010101 1011010101 0111110101 0101110101 1001111101 1111010111 1110110111 1101110111 11111101101 1111111100 1111000101 1101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 203
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; his, know, i are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Te Deum Laudamus;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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