This is an analysis of the poem Peter Sinning And Repenting that begins with:

When Peter boasted, soon he fell,
Yet was by grace restored;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab baba cbcb dede fgfg dhdh bibi bjXj kckc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010111 111101 01100101 111101 01011101 100001 11011111 110011 11110101 010101 11010101 010101 11101101 110101 11011111 010101 111001101 110101 11101101 011001 01010101 111001 01011111 110101 11010111 010101 11011101 010001 11110111 110101 11010110 110101 11010101 110101 111100111 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Peter Sinning And Repenting;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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