This is an analysis of the poem Strengthened Faith that begins with:

I need to get much richer,
With......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abCdX abCeXf fFGgDG fFGgDG GG dHI DHieDG GG gDHIDHI DHIDHIXDHdIDHI
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,6,6,2,3,6,2,7,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101110 0 100001 1011110 1010011001 110110 0 100001 0 101110101 10110101 11 10101 11001010 1 10101011111 011100010 11 10101 11001010 1 10101011111 011100010 11010110101 100011101 11110 101 1011011 11110 101 1001101 0 10101011111 011100010 11010110101 100011101 1 110 101 1011011 11110 101 0111001 11110 101 1011011 11110 101 0111001 11110 0101 1110 1011011 110 0101 0111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; to, i are repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same words invested, prevail at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Strengthened Faith;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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