This is an analysis of the poem O Thou Immortal Deity that begins with:

O thou immortal deity
Whose throne is in the depth of human thought,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010100 1100010101 111011011 111110111101 1111101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 187
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 5
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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