This is an analysis of the poem God Moves In A Mysterious Way that begins with:

God moves in a mysterious way
His wonders to perform;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef gggg hihi Xjij
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110001001 010001 11011001 110101 10010001 010101 11010101 110100 11011101 011111 11010111 010111 11011101 111101 01010100 110101 01000101 01010010 01110101 1100010 11000101 110101 10010100 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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