This is an analysis of the poem A Grace After Dinner that begins with:

O THOU, in whom we live and move—
Who made the sea and shore;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abababaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011111 110111 11010011 110101 100111001 111011 01110111 110101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 259
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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