This is an analysis of the poem The Prayer Of The Romands that begins with:
Not done, but near its ending,
Is the work that our eyes desired; ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXbcded bXfddgcg XcbcXbab befebheh eiciXici
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 1111010 001111010 11011101 001111110 1101010 10100101 1101001001 010101 11011110 100110 01011101 1010101 111110010 011101 111100101 1100101 1100100 1100101 110110101 1101001 1010100 10101001 11010111 0110101 11110111 0100101 11110101 1110101 1111010 00100101 110101001 1101111 101010111 11011101 1101110010 10100111 11001001 001001110 110110110 101001001
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 276
- Average number of words per stanza: 50
- Amount of lines: 40
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
- 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; of, and, one are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, one are repeated.
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- summary of The Prayer Of The Romands;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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