This is an analysis of the poem Hymn that begins with:
Accept this building, gracious Lord,
No temple though it be;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXb cdXd XcXc daba beXe XaXa X
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,1,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01010101 110100 110111001 110111 01110111 011111 001100111 111101 01111101 110111 11110111 110001 11010111 111111 01101101 010111 11011011 111111 11111101 011111 11010111 110101 11110111 010101 1001
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 111
- Average number of words per stanza: 21
- Amount of lines: 26
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- 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, all, to, each are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words all, and are repeated.
The author used the same words accept, and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Hymn;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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