This is an analysis of the poem The Power And Triumph Of Faith that begins with:

Supported by the word,
Though in himself a worm,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc dedeff ggggdd cccchh bXbXbb ieieaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101 100101 010001 110101 01011101 100010101 010101 010101 010101 010101 01011101 01110111 111001 110101 101101 110101 10011111 11000101 011101 010011 111101 110111 11010101 110100101 010101 010111 111101 110101 11010101 11010101 111101 110101 010111 110111 11110101 01111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 176
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; we is repeated.

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  • summary of The Power And Triumph Of Faith;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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