This is an analysis of the poem A New Hymn For Solitude that begins with:

I found Thee in my heart, O Lord,
As in some secret shrine; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab caca bdbd acXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11101111 101101 11110111 1100111 11011101 011001 11011111 101111 110111111 111101 11011101 111101 011111001 0100111 010101100 0101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; i is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of A New Hymn For Solitude;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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