This is an analysis of the poem From A Miracle Called Birth that begins with:

I don't want to burst your bubble...
But when I close my eyes to pray, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcdbXdddddefe geXbG hee chc Abciif jjifdhdXGgih
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,5,3,3,6,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101110 11111101 1110101001 00100101 1010101 1011101 111011101 1011101 100111 11101 100010 1111 000100101 001101101 111011101 111101001 01010101 0111 0010011 0100 11000101010 111011010010 1001111 1111111 11111111010 11101110 111111 1100101 1000101101 1111111 1000100111 11110101 111111101 11110 10101110 010101 11000101 11010100111 0010011 1101 10101 01111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 194
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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.

    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; i, to, me are repeated.

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

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  • summary of From A Miracle Called Birth;
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