This is an analysis of the poem My Religion that begins with:

My religion's lovin' God, who made us, one and all,
Who marks, no matter where it be, the humble sparrow's fall;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcc ccddbb eeeebb aaccbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1010101111111 11110100010101 11010101010111 111001011101001 010111111111011 11010101110101 11111101110101 110100101110101 11111101111101 110000101111111 11010101111101 11011100110001 1010101111111 11110101010101 01010101111101 11011100110101 11011101110111 11000101010101 01110101110111 01011111111101 11111011011011 11110101110101 11101101111101 11010101110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 347
  • Average number of words per stanza: 68
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 57 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; an', i, to, our are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, an' are repeated.

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