This is an analysis of the poem So Natural Is This Flow that begins with:

Too many times,
People of faith put their lives on the line....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCADE fcXXcf XXa ABCADE Xb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,3,6,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 1001111101 01110101 111100111011 1100110010 00101111 010110110100 010010111011 10010010 11111111001 111011 11111011000 1100001 10100100101110 0010110111 1101 1001111101 01110101 111100111011 1100110010 00101111 0110111 001011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 176
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of So Natural Is This Flow;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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