This is an analysis of the poem Blessed Are The Meek, For They Shall Inherit The Earth that begins with:

A quiet heart, submissive, meek,
Father, do thou bestow,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd dddd efef cgcg hXhX icic eiXi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 101101 11110011 011111 11011101 101101 11010111 110001 11010101 010101 01010101 1101001 11010101 010101 01011101 110001 01011101 111101 01010111 010101 110011111 010101 110010101 011100 11110001 010101 01011001 110101 11011111 001101 10110100 101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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 Blessed Are The Meek, For They Shall Inherit The Earth;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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