This is an analysis of the poem On Church Communion - Part Iii. that begins with:

A Local union, on the other hand,
Though crowded numbers should together stand,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcc ddeedd ffaagg hhaaff eeaaii jjggee kkaadd lleedd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 0101010101 1101010101 1001110111 1101010101 1101100101 010111011 1001010101 1101110101 0101010001 0101010101 1011000001 0101010101 1111000111 0101001101 1101000101 1100010001 0101010101 1101000101 1001010101 0101000101 1101010011 1000110101 1001000111 0101010000 1011010101 1101010101 1101010101 1101111101 1001011111 0111110101 1101110111 0101000101 1001001111 1101010101 1111000101 0101000101 00101010101 1111010101 1101010100 1111010001 1111110101 1101000101 1111011001 1111110101 1101010101 1011011011 1111110101 1101010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 247
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; it, of, nor, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words or, nor are repeated.

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  • summary of On Church Communion - Part Iii.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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