This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 7 that begins with:

The invitation of the gospel.
Isa. 55:1,2,etc.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X X abcb caca adbd cede fgcg fggg caga XcfcXbece
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010100010 101 110010101 1100101 01000101 010101 11110101 110101 11010101 011101 01010101 010101 11110101 010101 11111101 110111 11111101 0011101 10011101 001101 01000101 110111 11001101 110101 01010011 101111 11010111 010111 11010001 110011 11010011 110101 111101001 110111 01010101 110111 11110101 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 99
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, your are repeated.

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  • summary of Hymn 7;
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