This is an analysis of the poem Spirit Song Over The Waters that begins with:

THE soul of man
Resembleth water:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXaXb cdecfgchij ijhXX dhgaX ifbiXabae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,10,5,5,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101 10010 010010 010010 1101 01100 1010 10010 101 1011 11010 01010 10011 11010 10110 1100 1001 1010 01011 10010 10010 111 10110 1010110 100101 11010 10010 10010 1010 11010 10110 1001 1111010 1001 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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