This is an analysis of the poem Clerical Oppressors that begins with:
JUST God! and these are they
Who minister at thine altar, God of Right!... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdcecefcfccgcghhhhiaiajXjbhchckhkhbabXcece
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 48,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 111111 11001110101 1111011101 110101 111111 1111110101 10110010011 1101001 110011 1001110111 01010111001 011101 101101 1111010110 1111001111 100101 110111 1001110101 0111011111 010101 111101 10110010101 1001010101 111111 111111 1101010101 1011110011 111101 011111 10000100111 1101010101 1100111 110111 1100010101 01110000101 0111001 100101 01110000101 01010010111 010101 110111 1101110110 1011010001 001100 110101 1111110011 1111010101 101101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 1719
- Average number of words per stanza: 313
- Amount of lines: 48
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, their are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.
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- summary of Clerical Oppressors;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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