This is an analysis of the poem Faith And Jesus that begins with:

Jesus came back into my life.
But I had to get myself ready......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC ABdc eFgdH gFIF ABc ABC gFIF gihi jABC hABdc eFgdH gijci iABC BC bh ABC Bdc bhc XcXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,5,4,3,3,4,4,4,5,5,5,4,2,2,3,3,3,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110011 111011110 010111 10110011 111011110 0101010 010101 010 1101 010 10 111101 010 1101 10011 101100 10110011 111011110 01011011 10110011 111011110 010111 010 1101 10011 101100 1010 1101 1110001 111101 1 10110011 111011110 010111 1 10110011 111011110 010110 01011 010 1101 010 10 111101 010 1011 11101 011111 111 1 10110011 111011110 010111 11011110 010111 10001010 01110111 10110011 111011110 010111 11011110 01010 10101 0101110 1010101 110101 1101 101110 01001101 11001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 19
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 90
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 70
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, it are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

    The author used the same word jesus at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word right at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Faith And Jesus;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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