This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 40 that begins with:

The business and blessedness of glorified saints.
Rev. 7:13ff. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X bXcX bdbd eXeX bXbe ebcb Xbab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 010110001011 11 101011101 11111101 100100101 101101010 0100111010 11011111 11011111 10010101 110110101 01100111 11000111 10110100 11110111 11110110 11011001 01000101 01110101 11010101 11111011 11110101 11110101 10110100 10110101 11111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Hymn 40;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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