This is an analysis of the poem The Open Secret that begins with:

The Heavens repeat no other Song,
And, plainly or in parable,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdbddbdXXdXefeegfgdccdhhiijjkXllkkmmmmkdnndmmkd oaoadllmdm
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 49,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010011101 11010100 010101101 010010001 0101 010010101 11110101 10110001 11001001 101111000 1101011000 11001110 11011100 1100110101 11011110 10111101 01110101 101101001 01010100 01010101 11010111 110110101 1111111101 1111011111 01111101 11010101 11011011 01010101 10111011 01101101 1101110111 11110100 10111111 1011 010101001 01111111 0011 101011101 01011001 01110111 1010101001 0100110001 10010101 01111111 1111110101 11010101 1011001 1001 11001011101 00010011 01111111 11010101 01110101 11111101 100100110101 10011101 1001010101 010111001 11011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1070
  • Average number of words per stanza: 203
  • Amount of lines: 59
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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