This is an analysis of the poem Some Keep The Sabbath Going To Church that begins with:

Some keep the Sabbath going to Church --
I keep it, staying at Home --... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb Xcac XdXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 110101001 1101011 0010010100 1110101 11010010 11111 1010100111 110101 110010101 10100101 10101001011 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 133
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • 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.

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