This is an analysis of the poem On The Christening Of A Friend's Child that begins with:

This day among the faithful placed,
And fed with fontal manna,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd eXef XXge hihi icij gkgk hhhh fjfjXhdhd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01010101 1101010 10010101 1101010 11011111 010101 11011001 110111 11010101 110101 01011101 010101 11000110 100111 11111100 1100010 010001111 110111 01110001 011101 11010111 1101011 110111101 1101110 11010101 110101 11010101 010101 11010111 010101 11011111 110101 010110111 0101010 11010101 1001010 11010111 010111 11110101 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 128
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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