This is an analysis of the poem Hymn - A Sacred Concert that begins with:

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Faint falls the gentle voice of prayer... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bbcc X ddaa X ccee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,1,4,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1 11010101 00111101 11111101 11101101 1 11110101 01110101 11011101 11010101 1 11010001 11010111 11010101 01111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 76
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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