This is an analysis of the poem Love's Prayer that begins with:

If Heaven would hear my prayer,
My dearest wish would be, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbabA cdcdc efefe gbgbg hghgh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101111 110110 110101 110111 0101111 110111 1100111 011101 0101101 100111 1111110 111101 0101110 111101 0111110 111101 110111 011101 111110 111111 111111 101111 111111 111101 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Love's Prayer;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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