This is an analysis of the poem Work And Pray that begins with:
PRAY and work! proclaims the world;
Briefly pray, for Time is gold. ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaaa bbcc ddcc aaXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 1110101 1011101 1011101 1011101 1111101 1110111 1110111 1110111 1111111 1010101 1110101 1010111 1101101 11011101 11011110 1011101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
- Average number of words per stanza: 26
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; pray, , and, ye, thy, where, yet are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, yet are repeated.
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