This is an analysis of the poem Mater Christianorum, Ora Pro Nobis that begins with:

In the hour of grief and sorrow,
When my heart is full of care,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXbcb dbdXebeb ffffcbcB egegcbcb daXafbebXebebdbdB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,17,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001001110 1110101 10101011 01010011 10111010 0010101 10101010 01101111 11101110 0010101 11011110 1010111 10101010 1111101 111110010 1010111 10110010 11100101 10101010 1111101 00101110 0111111 01101010 1010111 00101010 0110101 10101010 0110101 11101010 1011101 10111110 1110111 10101010 00101001 00111100 1011101 11101010 1110111 11101110 1110111 10110010 1110101 11111110 1011111 11101110 0100011 11100010 1010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 249
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • 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 still, when are repeated.

    The author used the same word when at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word me at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Mater Christianorum, Ora Pro Nobis;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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