This is an analysis of the poem Not In This World To See His Face that begins with:

Not in this world to see his face
Sounds long, until I read the place... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabccb ddebbe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010101 11011101 100100 11010001 01010101 110111 11110111 11110101 110101 1111110 11111011 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 184
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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