This is an analysis of the poem Jesus, We Look To Thee that begins with:

Jesus, we look to Thee,
Thy promised presence claim;... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab Xcdc efef gXgX fhfhXdcdc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101 110101 10010110 010011 110100 111101 11011111 110101 100101 110011 01011101 110101 110101 111101 11111111 111101 011111 111001 11110101 010101 1111001 010101 11110101 010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 112
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, we, meet are repeated.

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