This is an analysis of the poem I Love the Volumes of Thy Word that begins with:

I love the volumes of Thy Word;
What light and joy those leaves afford... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabccb ddbbbb eeaffa ggfegf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010011 11111101 01010101 11111101 11011101 11011101 000100011 00110111 11110101 11010101 11110101 01110001 11011101 11111101 1111101 11110101 10111011 11011101 11010001 11011101 100100101 01110101 11111101 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 211
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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, my, of are repeated.

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

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