This is an analysis of the poem Save Me From All Pettiness that begins with:

Save me from all smallness
O my Lord, the Graciousness! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaaabXb XaXa XbaX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,4,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110110 1110100 11111101 1010100 1001101010101 10011011001 1011111001001 10101011001111 111011 10101 1111001 111010001 1111101011010 1101101011 111111010 1101010 0100010010100101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 171
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; even, i, my, let are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words even, let are repeated.

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