This is an analysis of the poem Glory To God; To Men Good Will! that begins with:

Opposed to Jewish Temple-rites,
Strange to the lore of Greece, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabX cdcdbX efefbX gcgcXX hbhbbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01010101 100101 11010101 010101 110111101 10010101 111111001 110101 01010101 110011 01010101 10010101 11011101 110101 11000101 010100 100110101 10010101 01011101 0100101 11010101 111001 11011110 10010101 110100101 1100111 11111101 110101 11010101 10010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 198
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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