This is an analysis of the poem My Goddess that begins with:

SAY, which Immortal
Merits the highest reward?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdeeXeX fbXcgfh iiiaXjk cljbjbhedl hfmXjbi hfifXjj elXXbdidgmm cafc fhik bkdk fXbfXcXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,7,7,10,7,7,11,4,4,4,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010 1001001 01011 11010 00110 1010 101001 0101011 1100 1100 1110 101011 01011 1001 111010 0011 111010 0111010 111010 1010110 111001 0111 10010 1111 01001 1101 1001 1101 1101 11110 1010 1101 01001 1111 01010 01010 11010 1101 1001 010010 0101 11110 01001 11010 01110 1011 10011 10010 1011 01101 01011 1011 010010 110110 01010 0101 11010 100100 11011 101001 11010 1011 10010 100101 10010 1011 11101 11010 01010 1101 111010 010100 11101 11110 111010 10101 110100 1001
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 78
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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