This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 74 that begins with:

The church the garden of Christ.
SS 4:12-15; 5:1. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X bbcc bbdd eeXX bbff aagg gghh ggiXXbbii
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 0101001 1111 11010101 10110101 01010111 10011100 11011111 10110101 110010101 01011101 01110111 11010001 10010111 01011101 11110101 01011101 11111101 110010101 11010111 01011011 10111110011 01110001 11000101 11011101 11100101 10110111 100010111 01011101 11111101 1101001100 10101011 11010011 10111111 01111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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  • summary of Hymn 74;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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