This is an analysis of the poem Holy Matrimony that begins with:

The voice that breathed o'er Eden,
That earliest wedding day ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbXcdc ecfc Xggg Xhfh fded bdXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01111010 1100101 0101010 011101 1001100 010111 0101101 011101 00110010 010101 1111010 100111 0011010 011101 1111110 010101 00110010 010111 1111011 0100111 11111100 1111011 1100110 110111 0111011 001101 1001010 01111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Holy Matrimony;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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