This is an analysis of the poem I Will Praise The Lord At All Times that begins with:

Winter has a joy for me,
While the Saviour's charms I read, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd dede afaf gdgd fhfh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1010111 1010111 1010101 0010101 01011101 1010101 1010101 1010101 1010101 1010001 1011111 0010101 1110101 1000101 1010101 1100101 1010101 1011101 1010101 1010001 1000101 1010001 1110001 1010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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; his, of are repeated.

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