This is an analysis of the poem The Familist's Hymn that begins with:
Father! to Thy suffering poor
Strength and grace and faith impart,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd efefdede gXghaiai jijiaiai hhhhhhhh ihihkfkf ljljaiai dhdhagag ebebagag jmjmdidi fnfnhihi
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10011001 1111101 1011101 1000101 1010101 00100101 1110101 1000101 1011101 1111101 1011111 1110101 1111101 1001101 1111101 1110111 11101101 10101100 1110111 1110111 1010101 10101001 1010101 1010101 1011101 1011101 1111101 10101001 101001001 1110101 1011101 1110101 1110101 1111101 1010101 1011101 1010101 1010101 1010101 1111101 1110101 1011101 10100101 0110101 1110101 1010101 0011101 1010011 1011101 0110111 1000101 1111101 1010111 0111101 1010111 1110101 10110011 1100101 1110111 1111001 1010111 1110111 10110101 1110001 1010111 1011101 1010001 1011101 1011101 1010011 1010001 1111101 1110111 1110101 0111101 0110101 1100101 1010101 11101001 1011111 0111101 1011101 1011101 1010111 1100101 0010111 1111101 1011101
- Amount of stanzas: 11
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 247
- Average number of words per stanza: 46
- Amount of lines: 88
- 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:
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, of, his, thy are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words not, let, in are repeated.
The author used the same word father at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The poet repeated the same word thee at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Familist's Hymn;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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