This is an analysis of the poem The Lord Will Provide that begins with:

Though troubles assail
And dangers affright,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabcdcD ededfdeD cbXbgdgD hdhdgdgD gigicdcD jejegdgD ekekldlD cmcmfdfD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 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: 11001 11010 11111 11111 111011 11001 010011 01001 01011 11111 00111 01111 011010 11101 111110 01001 11101 11001 11001 11001 110010 01101 010010 01001 01101 10101 11011 11111 111110 11001 110110 01001 11001 01111 11101 11011 110101 11111 011010 01001 11111 11001 00111 11101 111010 11011 010110 01001 11011 11011 11111 01011 001110 11011 010110 01001 11101 11001 01001 11011 110110 01111 110110 01001
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 185
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 64
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Lord Will Provide;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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