This is an analysis of the poem Matthew Viii,28 Ff. that begins with:

Rabbi, we Gadarenes
Are not ascetics; we are fond of wealth and possessions....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaaa XbXb caca cdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111000 11100111011010 11110110111 001010010 111101000 100110111010 001011100100100 01001010 00111101 1110101101110 11100100100101 11101010 11111001 110011101011 0110110101011 1110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 164
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, we, that are repeated.

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

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