This is an analysis of the poem The Believer's Safety (Ii) that begins with:

That man no guard or weapons needs,
Whose heart the blood of Jesus knows;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa bXbX caca dede fbfb fgfg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111101 11010101 11110101 11011101 01011111 01000111 11010111 0101001010 11111101 11000111 11001111 01010111 01010111 01110111 10110111 01111011 01010101 11010101 01011111 110010101 10010111 110101011 01010111 11011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; and, i are repeated.

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  • summary of The Believer's Safety (Ii);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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