This is an analysis of the poem Rhymed Distichs that begins with:

WHO trusts in God,
Fears not His rod....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa aa bb bb cc ddee aaff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 1101 01101101 111000101 1111110101 111001111111 0010100101 1100101111 10010111 11000101 0100101001 1111001011 1111010010 11011101010 1000101101 1100101101 110100101 11011001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 740
  • Average number of words per stanza: 129
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; and is repeated.

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

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