This is an analysis of the poem A Paraphrase that begins with:

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name;
Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth, in Heaven the same;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101101010011 110110011101001 110111011111010 111101011101010 11011101011101 1100100101010010110 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 368
  • Average number of words per stanza: 71
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 52 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; our, heaven, be, thy are repeated.

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