This is an analysis of the poem The Praying Mantis that begins with:

From whence arrived the praying mantis?
From outer space, or lost Atlantis?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101010 010111010 1011101 11010101 1000100100 1101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 212
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 6
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Praying Mantis;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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