This is an analysis of the poem Work And Joy that begins with:

Each day I live I thank the Lord
I do the work I love;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbcbc dedeafaf cgcgcfcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111101 110111 10010101 111101 11110111 010101 11010101 1101 11001111 1111010 01010111 0011010 11110001 101101 11101101 0111 11011101 111110 01110001 110011 11010101 011111 01011101 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 262
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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; i, you are repeated.

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