This is an analysis of the poem German Faith that begins with:

Once for the sceptre of Germany, fought with Bavarian Louis
Frederick, of Hapsburg descent, both being called to the throne....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaabcXXaXbcbXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010010010010010 100010011101001 1010010010100100 00010011101101 00111001010010 1010011011001 111110111111010 10011011101001 10101011101000 1010011101101 101010111100010 10110011001001 1010010010111011 10111110010001 1000111011100100 10010011111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1025
  • Average number of words per stanza: 171
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 63 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, his, he are repeated.

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