This is an analysis of the poem Who Is Like Thee that begins with:

Who is like Thee, revealing the deeps,
Fearful in praises, doing wonders?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX XaXX abcX cabX bXab XddX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,4,4,4,4,4,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101001 100101010 0010110001010 00100111001 1111111 11101011 01100101 1111101110 1010011 1110111101 110100110 1011011 10111111110 1110101010010 110010011011 10101100 111100011011001 11001111 11010111111001 11001011010 11010101010 10111001 010110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 132
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, he are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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  • summary of Who Is Like Thee;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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