This is an analysis of the poem Poet And Priest. that begins with:

The poet's born, the priest is made: at last
Shall come a day when all men at the shrine...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: cinquain
  • Metre: 0101010111 1101111101 010111111 0100010101 11001010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 199
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 5
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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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  • history of its creation;
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