This is an analysis of the poem Take Away The Words Of The Devil that begins with:

O God, take away the words of the devil
That mix with my prayer-...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101010010 11011 0111111001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 3
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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