This is an analysis of the poem Divine Justice Amiable that begins with:

Thou hast no lightnings, O thou Just!
Or I their force should know;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cccc aaXa dede fcfc gcgc fhfh ijij
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11110111 111111 10111001 110101 01110101 100111 01010101 001001 11110111 010101 10011111 111111 11111101 110111 01011101 111101 11110001 011101 11111101 111101 10010111 1011010 11001111 0101110 011101101 111111 11000111 1101011 11110001 111101 01011101 110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; thou is repeated.

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

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