This is an analysis of the poem A Prayer that begins with:
As I lie in bed,
Flat on my back; ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXXbXbcaXac
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11101 1111 11001110 110100001 1101110 101000100100 111111101 10001010101 11101001011 00001 111110111101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 372
- Average number of words per stanza: 65
- Amount of lines: 11
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of A Prayer;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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