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

FOR A BROTHER'S INSTALLATION
Lord, are there any stones upon the way,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bcXc deae dfcf ggdg Xhch bXcg Xgcg diXi ehgh ghch Xgbhb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101010 1111010101 111101 0111110011 111101 0111010101 110111 1111011101 111101 0101110011 111111 1100110011 011101 1111110001 110101 1001000111 010111 1111001000 111111 1001010001 110111 0101010111 111000 11110010001 010101 1101010111 010101 0111000111 010101 1111111101 010101 1111010101 110001 1011010011 110010 1101010101 110111 1101110111 010111 0111011111 010101 0111010001 110111 0101111111 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 55
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; that, to, us are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words to, the are repeated.

    The author used the same word is 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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