This is an analysis of the poem How Vast The Benefits Divine that begins with:

How vast the benefits divine which we in Christ possess!
We are redeemed from guilt and shame and called to holiness.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb cccc ddcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 11010001110101 11010111110100 11111111110101 11011101010001 01010101010101 10011111111011 1100100101010111 11110101010101 00101011110101 11111101011101 11010101110101 011101001110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 232
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 57 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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