This is an analysis of the poem Hope Holds To Christ that begins with:

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Hope holds to Christ the mind’s own mirror out ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababccdbdb eeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 0,10,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101011101 0101010111 0011111101 1101010101 1101000101 1101110111 0101111011 1111110101 0111110101 10010010101 1111110101 10001110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 588
  • Average number of words per stanza: 101
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Hope Holds To Christ;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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