This is an analysis of the poem Good Friday that begins with:

“Surely, O Christ, upon this day
Thou wilt have pity, even on me!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXa b cXc de dX fgf g aeXh dbcii bcdXeb jedXcXjeh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,1,3,2,2,3,1,4,5,6,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 10110101 111101011 11010100 110101001 11110100 01010101 11011111 11111101 11111111 00110001 11010111 1111010111 11110111 10110111 10010101 11011001 1111010111 1101010101 11010111010 011101010010 110111011 11101110101 1111101001010 1101011101 11010011111 10011101001 0001011001 0110110111 110101 1111 1001111101 0101010111 1101101101 1111011101 1101011101 01111011110 1101011101 1011111101 011111011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; had is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word that is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase dark connects the lines.

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