This is an analysis of the poem Christian Burial. that begins with:

No Christian burial? Ah, he'll sleep as sound
As the old Jew who, by Beth-Peor, had...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010011111 101111111 11010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 101
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 3
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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