This is an analysis of the poem Give Me Strength that begins with:
This is my prayer to thee, my lord---strike,
strike at the root of penury in my heart. ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Xa b X a b X
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,1,1,1,1,1,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 001101111 11010100011 1101100111110 1101011110010 110110001011111011001 110101111011010 1110100101101001
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 70
- Average number of words per stanza: 14
- Amount of lines: 7
- Average number of symbols per line: 61 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 12
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my, to are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word give is repeated.
The author used the same word give at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase strike connects the lines.
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