This is an analysis of the poem Afflicted With Images that begins with:

You've been afflicted with images.
And a need to worship, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaXXa XaXXbbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic trimeter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 100100100 101010 1101010 111101101 1010011010 11111 1100100101 101110 01001 1111010 001100 11011 11110101 110
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 191
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.

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  • summary of Afflicted With Images;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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