This is an analysis of the poem Where Is The Faith Kept that begins with:
We are in the midst,
Of a new beginning....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABCAAA ABCAAdAeF AGaDAC ABCAAdAeF AGADACFFeF aGaDACXAfdAeF
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,9,6,9,10,13,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11001 001010 1101 01101001 11010001 11010001 11001 001010 1101 01101001 11010001 1 11010001 0 11 10011 001011101 110011 11110101 10011 11111111 11001 001010 1101 01101001 11010001 1 11010001 0 11 10011 001011101 10011 11110101 10011 11111111 011 011 0 11 110111 001011101 110111 11110101 10011 11111111 10011 011011 1 10011 0 11
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 175
- Average number of words per stanza: 35
- Amount of lines: 52
- Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; we, if, pray are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words we, if are repeated.
The author used the same word we at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines pray is repeated).
The poet repeated the same word pray at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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- summary of Where Is The Faith Kept;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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