This is an analysis of the poem Sisters Of Mercy that begins with:

Oh the sisters of mercy, they are not departed or gone.
They were waiting for me when I thought that I just can't go on. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001011101011 101011111111111 111111011011101 1111100010010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 259
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 4
  • Average number of symbols per line: 64 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 13
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; they, i, me are repeated.

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  • summary of Sisters Of Mercy;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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