This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 71 that begins with:

Christ found in the street, and brought to the church.
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X X aaaa aaaX bbcc ddee aaee ffaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100111001 111 10111111 10111101 010101101 11111111 11011101 11111101 11010001 1001111100 01111011 01010101 11110101 11110101 11101101 11110101 0110101 11110101 11110101 11110101 11110111 111100101 11111101 01100111 11111111 11110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 111
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; my, i, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word nor is repeated.

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

  • summary of Hymn 71;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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