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

In an arid land of arid human minds
Caste, yet again authored a tragedy....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdbe feXXXec XedXdcaXfc cb adXaa X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,10,2,5,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01101010101 1101100100 1011110 10110010011 1101010100100 01100111 1101100001110 10011011 0100101101000 10110101000 0011101111010 10010101011 1001010 111011 110010000101 11001101101 01010101010 10100101 10110010101010 110110110011 001010011111001 11010110001101 0100100110110010 1101001 10001110010100 110111001110010 11010111010111 100111011111 01001101011101 101101011011 110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 225
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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