This is an analysis of the poem Sir Gowther that begins with:

God, that art of myghtis most,
Fader and Sone and Holy Gost,...

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  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
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  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 24569
  • Average number of words per stanza: 4713
  • Amount of lines: 818
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, hur, he, and, hym, tho, in, thu, ', to, that, hit, his, with, for are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, he, tho, that, 'y, for are repeated.

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