This is an analysis of the poem Forgive Us, O Prophet! that begins with:
We haven't embraced your message,
Please forgive us, O Prophet! ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABCBB bdbd ddebB Xbcb ffcbB ebfb XXXbB ABCBB X
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,5,4,5,4,5,5,1,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11001110 1011110 11010101 101111101 1011110 11011 10011110 11011 1001110010 00110110 101110110 101101 10110101 1011110 010100101000 10101101 1101110 1100110111001 00101001010111 1101011001 1101000010010 1111101 1011110 101100101 1001101011 10111011 101110110101 0101100110000 111010010100010100 0110010010 11111010111 1011110 11001110 1011110 11010101 101111101 1011110 0100101010
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
- Average number of words per stanza: 26
- Amount of lines: 38
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word you is repeated.
The author used the same word in at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The poet repeated the same word prophet at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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