This is an analysis of the poem Fool Faith that begins with:

Said I: "See yon vast heaven shine,--
What earthly sight diviner?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX bXba cdcd XaaX eXeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111101 1101100 01110001 111000 111000101 0101000 11000101 10010 101011101 0111010 11110101 11110 101101101 0101010 11011101 111000 111010111 1110010 11001101 111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Fool Faith;
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