This is an analysis of the poem On Their Knees that begins with:
Theft and deception,
Have been their worst enemies....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABCB ddbae afX eXBFDDD BFDDD ABCBXBFDDD
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,3,7,5,10,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11010 1011100 101001 01000100 101101 10101101 001011100 010001 11111001 110001010011 1100111 110100101 100010101011 11000100 1111 1011 0011 11 0101101 1111 1011 0011 11 0101101 11010 1011100 101001 01000100 1111 1011 0011 11 0101101
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
- Average number of words per stanza: 22
- Amount of lines: 33
- 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:
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.
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- summary of On Their Knees;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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