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

Lord God, the Holy Ghost,
In this accepted hour,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd cXcXefbf egeghchX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 0001010 11010101 0101110 110101 010101 11010011 010011 110101 010101 101011001 111101 010101 010001 111111010 011111 100101 111101 01010111 100011 100101 011111 11000101 110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 220
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; one, and are repeated.

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

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