This is an analysis of the poem Oh, Holy Sabbath Morn! Thrice Blessed Day that begins with:

Oh, holy sabbath morn! thrice blessed day
Of solemn rest, true peace, and earnest prayer.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbcbcbccbbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 110101111 0101111101 1101110101 1101110101 1101010111 0101110101 1001100101 0101010101 01001010101 1111010101 1101001111 0011010111 1101101101 1111110111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 613
  • Average number of words per stanza: 109
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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