This is an analysis of the poem Her Prayer that begins with:

She kneels with haggard eyes and hair
Unto the Christ upon the Cross:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABA cbc dbd ebe bbX fbf gbg hbh abXXABA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010111 10010101 01010111 10011101 01010101 01110101 00010101 11010101 11010101 01011111 11010101 01010111 01110101 11010101 11011111 11111101 11010101 01010101 11111001 11010101 11111101 11011111 11010101 10110101 11111111 11010101 111100110 11010111 10010101 01010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 105
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; her, my are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word her is repeated.

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  • summary of Her Prayer;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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