This is an analysis of the poem The Vision Of Saint Peter that begins with:

To Peter by night the faithfullest came
And said, "We appeal to thee! ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb cdeX fgfg acfc Xhch eXaX fbgb cdcdXhaga
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101101001 1110101 010010011 1110111 1001010101 101010010 110100101 011001110 101011101 0011001 0010100101 111101 101011101 0100101 01110111 0100101 010101101 1100101 1111101101 11001001 100111111 1111010 010110101 00101110 0010111001 0101101 011110101 10100111 001011101 101001110 010010111 001011010 1100111001 0100111 110010101 0010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, his, my, and 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 The Vision Of Saint Peter;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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