This is an analysis of the poem The Higher Pantheism In A Nutshell that begins with:

One, who is not, we see; but one, whom we see not, is;
Surely this is not that; but that is assuredly this. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ab cc dd cc dd aa ee ff gg bb gg hh ii
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101111111110 10001111001000 1110011110010110 01010011010100110 1010011110101 11001111110101 111011110111110 101111110010110 1111011111111 1111011100111 10111111001111 1110011101101 10110111101101 011100110101001 10011011101101 1001001010101001 1111111111001 1110010111001 101011100001011 101011101011 10111111001101 11100111001111 0101001101001 1011011101101 1111101110111 1011011111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 59 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, not, god, four, body, soul, one are repeated.

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