This is an analysis of the poem Thomae Fides that begins with:

“DIGITUM tuum, Thoma,
Infer, et vide manûs!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXXXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic trimeter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 100110 01111 10110 1011010 01011 110 10101 11100 101000 1011100 1011000 01011 110 10101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 276
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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