This is an analysis of the poem Savior that begins with:

Petulant priests, greedy
centurions, and one million...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXa bbcX dedabb XXcfeXdf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,6,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100110 1001110 11101 011111 101101 0010101 101010 1000100 1111 1010 10011 11 101010 00110 1010110 110100 1011010010 010 101010 11111 11111 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 119
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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