This is an analysis of the poem Praise that begins with:

I praise you because
you are artist and scientist...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcaXdeXfXgcdgfXeXXgXga
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 11101100 0111111 100110 1010001100 001111 1100010 00010100 1011001 111110 11011101 010010 110110 01110101 11101 10100 1011011 110011 1001110 1000100 0010010 111101011 011000100 1001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 643
  • Average number of words per stanza: 114
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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