This is an analysis of the poem Praying On Their Knees that begins with:
The increase of self righteousness,
Shown by those deep in deceptive......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcXXXXd XXcddd aadc dXbcd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,4,5,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 00101100 11110010 11110101 01010101 1001001101 10111 1011001 100101011010 1110010 001100010 011101001 00100101100 11011101 0010001010010100 10001 01011001 1001001011 110101 1110111 10100010 0010101110001 10100101 101011
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 204
- Average number of words per stanza: 33
- Amount of lines: 23
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.
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- summary of Praying On Their Knees;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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