This is an analysis of the poem Final Faith that begins with:

Is it possible that we are so twisted
there is no salvation for any of us, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb Xcdc defb gfhi jdbX iekj akjh Xikk ccba jjjXXdgdj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 00100111110 10101011001 1101010110 0110110 0010010101 101000110 01011 001010 00100100111 1101101 1111101 101101 1110101 1110010 11010101 01101 110101 01101001 0101000101 0111001 1011011 010101001 111100 100110 1100001 1100101110100 01100 001001 01100 1000101 0100110 100101000 01100100 001010 01001010 1011101 1101101 111010 010001010 001101 10101 0110010 110001 01110
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 116
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.

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

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