This is an analysis of the poem A Poem Of Faith that begins with:

I think that though the clouds be dark,
That though the waves dash o'er the bark,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcddeec ffgghddiih jjkkcffgXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11110101 110111001 11010101 10110111 01010 11111111 01110101 110110011 11011101 01110 11011111 11011101 010110111 10111111 11110 11110011 11010111 11110111 111101011 10110 11010101 11010101 11011100 11010101 11010 11111100 11010101 100010101 01110100 01110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 340
  • Average number of words per stanza: 63
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words smile, and are repeated.

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  • summary of A Poem Of Faith;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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