This is an analysis of the poem My Trinity that begins with:

For all good friends who care to read,
here let me lyre my living creed . . ....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa bcbcdede dddfgdgd XbbbahahXdf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,8,8,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 11111101 11111100 11110001 11110101 11010101 01010101 11010101 10111100 110111 11000011 11011011 01011101 10110100 11011111 11011101 110010101 010011 11111100 11101101 01011111 11010101 01110101 01010111 01011101 110101 11111101 01110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 186
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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.

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

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

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