This is an analysis of the poem Hymn Xxvii: Saviour, The World's And Mine that begins with:

Saviour, the world's and mine,
Was ever grief like thine!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcbc ddadad cccece XXfgfg eehaha iiceXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100111 110111 1111111 1110111 1110111 1110101 111111 110101 1010101 1110101 1110101 11101001 111111 110101 1010101 1001101 1101001 1110001 010111 110110 11111010 1111101 01110010 1110101 1101101 101101 1011101 1010101 1011111 1010111 111001 011101 1110101 1010111 1010100 1011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 178
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • 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:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Hymn Xxvii: Saviour, The World's And Mine;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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