This is an analysis of the poem Florence Kneels Down To Say Her Prayers that begins with:

Florence kneels down to say her prayers
At night. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBabcBcbaBab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110101 11 1101111111 0111 11111101 11 0111010111 1111 11010100 11 1111010111 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 336
  • Average number of words per stanza: 66
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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