This is an analysis of the poem Philadelphia that begins with:

Thus saith the holy One, and true,
To his beloved faithful few;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccdd eeff gghh ccii jjXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010111 00010101 01111101 01110111 11111101 11110111 11111101 11111011 01111101 11010111 111001001 11001111 11110101 010100101 01111101 01101101 01011101 01011101 01000101 11110101 10010001 01110101 11110101 01010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; thy is repeated.

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

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