This is an analysis of the poem The Golden Calf that begins with:
When Israel heard the fiery law,
From Sinai's top proclaimed;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXa bcbc cdcd efef gbgb haha idid
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 110101001 010101 11110101 110101 11010111 110101 01011101 010111 11010101 110110 11010101 110101 11011111 010111 01101111 110111 01111111 101101 11010111 111011 11011101 110100 01010101 110101 11101101 110111 11110111 110101
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
- Average number of words per stanza: 23
- Amount of lines: 28
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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