This is an analysis of the poem Catholicism that begins with:

HAST thou not seen the tints unfold,
From earth, sky, sea, and setting sun,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abba cXaacdaXadeddXebddbX fggfeXhhe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,20,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 01111101 11010111 11011101 11011101 1 11011101 11010111 10010101 10011101 11010111 1 11110111 010011101 11011111 11011111 11110001 1 11011101 11111111 11010101 11010101 11110111 1 11111011 11111111 01111101 11010111 111010010 1 11010111 11110111 11110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 370
  • Average number of words per stanza: 66
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • 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.

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

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  • summary of Catholicism;
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