diff --git a/amanuensis/parser/__init__.py b/amanuensis/parser/__init__.py
index 1b89b90..7c39cf5 100644
--- a/amanuensis/parser/__init__.py
+++ b/amanuensis/parser/__init__.py
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
 Module encapsulating all markdown parsing functionality
 """
 
+from amanuensis.parser.analyze import WordCounter
 from amanuensis.parser.text import parse_raw_markdown
-from amanuensis.parser.render import PreviewHtmlRenderer, WordCounter
\ No newline at end of file
+from amanuensis.parser.render import PreviewHtmlRenderer
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/amanuensis/parser/analyze.py b/amanuensis/parser/analyze.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f503463
--- /dev/null
+++ b/amanuensis/parser/analyze.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+"""
+Internal module encapsulating visitors that compute metrics on articles
+for verification against constraints.
+"""
+
+import re
+
+class WordCounter():
+	def TextSpan(self, span):
+		return len(re.split('\s+', span.innertext.strip()))
+	def LineBreak(self, span):
+		return 0
+	def ParsedArticle(self, span):
+		return sum(span.recurse(self))
+	def BodyParagraph(self, span):
+		return sum(span.recurse(self))
+	def SignatureParagraph(self, span):
+		return sum(span.recurse(self))
+	def BoldSpan(self, span):
+		return sum(span.recurse(self))
+	def ItalicSpan(self, span):
+		return sum(span.recurse(self))
+	def CitationSpan(self, span):
+		return sum(span.recurse(self))
diff --git a/amanuensis/parser/render.py b/amanuensis/parser/render.py
index 7cddcc8..3beb4b5 100644
--- a/amanuensis/parser/render.py
+++ b/amanuensis/parser/render.py
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 """
-Internal module encapsulating the render logic for parsed articles. Rendering
-is done via a rough approximation of the visitor pattern.
+Internal module encapsulating visitors that render articles into
+readable formats.
 """
 
-import re
-
 
 class PreviewHtmlRenderer():
 	def TextSpan(self, span):
@@ -25,21 +23,3 @@ class PreviewHtmlRenderer():
 		return f'<i>{"".join(span.recurse(self))}</i>'
 	def CitationSpan(self, span):
 		return f'<a href="#">{"".join(span.recurse(self))}</a>'
-
-class WordCounter():
-	def TextSpan(self, span):
-		return len(re.split('\s+', span.innertext.strip()))
-	def LineBreak(self, span):
-		return 0
-	def ParsedArticle(self, span):
-		return sum(span.recurse(self))
-	def BodyParagraph(self, span):
-		return sum(span.recurse(self))
-	def SignatureParagraph(self, span):
-		return sum(span.recurse(self))
-	def BoldSpan(self, span):
-		return sum(span.recurse(self))
-	def ItalicSpan(self, span):
-		return sum(span.recurse(self))
-	def CitationSpan(self, span):
-		return sum(span.recurse(self))