This is an analysis of the poem From 'Religious Musings' that begins with:

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THERE is one Mind, one omnipresent Mind, ... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bXXcdddcbaXefgehbhbbXXedcfbcijf X icgXidcXdceXj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,31,1,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1 1011110101 1000110101 1010001001 11110000101 10011100101 0110000111 1001101101 1101011101 1100110100 0001010011 10110100100 11110001001 1111110101 01001101010 1100110011 1001000111 01001001101 1010110101 1111010101 01011000111 10010011101 01001 100101 1101000101 1101001101 0100010101 1100110111 0111111111 0011010101 10010010100 0100110001 1 101 1111100001 11010111010 1001010101 1101000101 1111001101 1001011101 1111010011 01111111001 11011101110 11010100001 1101010001 0001010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 476
  • Average number of words per stanza: 76
  • Amount of lines: 46
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines flies is repeated).

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