This is an analysis of the poem Rituals that begins with:
How can one say that they have love for God,
And live a life that's filled with fear? ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXaXbXX bccdaX Xcdbd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,5,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111111111 11011101 1111101001 110101111 111011001 11101101101 11110101000101 11011101011 101101100001 01 0100 1111001 1100101001 111000001111 11110111 0110011 1110001011 1011100010 0101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 242
- Average number of words per stanza: 43
- Amount of lines: 19
- Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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; they is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Rituals;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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