This is an analysis of the poem A Rear Elevation that begins with:

Once Moses (in Scripture the story is told)
Entreated the favor God's face to behold.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabbccddccaaee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 11001001001 10001011001 01001001001 11001011001 10100101111 01001001001 10001001011 11001001011 11010011001 01001001001 1001011001 01010001001 010011011101 01111011001 11010001111 11011011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 684
  • Average number of words per stanza: 117
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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