This is an analysis of the poem God's Graal that begins with:

The ark of the Lord of Hosts
Whose name is called by the name of Him ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaabbacaaXabcbbcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100101 110110101 110010100 11101111 110111010 11011011 010010101 10110101 1100 11110101 010110101 111010100 1110111 10110101 0101001 1111101 010110011 101110101 100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 647
  • Average number of words per stanza: 123
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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 is repeated.

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