This is an analysis of the poem A Young Levite Among Priests that begins with:

A young Levite among priests,
He remained long on morning watch....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbX XcXc XXba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0110011 10111101 10111011 010101100101 110100010010 11110010100010 1010100111 010111010101 110111011 11001001010 001001010100100 010101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 171
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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