This is an analysis of the poem The Rose Of Peace that begins with:

IF Michael, leader of God's host
When Heaven and Hell are met,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabcbcdbdbefef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010011 1101111 111101011 110101 10110111 000111 11111001 010111 11110111 111111 11110111 111101 11110111 101101 11010101 0101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 506
  • Average number of words per stanza: 98
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • 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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