This is an analysis of the poem The Spirit Of Prayer that begins with:

Wouldst thou have that good, that blessed mind,
That is so much to heavenly things inclin'd... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa bX cc cc bb dd ee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11110111 10110100101 1001011110 1010110100 1111010111 1101001101 1111011110 1110010101 111110111 1011010100 1001010101 1110011011 0100010001 1101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 83
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (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; that is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word that at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of The Spirit Of Prayer;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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