This is an analysis of the poem From Faust - Ii. Prologue In Heaven that begins with:

THE ARCHANGELS' SONG.
RAPHAEL....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a b c ac ad ed F b X dX dg hg h b b ib ij ej e e d edXF
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,2,2,2,1,1,1,2,2,2,1,1,1,2,2,2,1,1,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001 101 01111011 01010101 10010101 10110101 11010001 111111000 110001101 11110100 100 11110101 01010101 010010101 10100101 01010101 010101010 11110101 011101010 10 11010101 01010101 11011101 010010101 01010101 01110111 11110001 01010011 01 11010011 11110101 110011101 11110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 23
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 45
  • Average number of words per stanza: 8
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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.

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

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

    The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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