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

O God of earth and altar,
Bow down and hear our cry, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd efeffdfd agagXbfb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101110 111111 1101010 110111 0101011 010101 1111001 110111 0111010 010111 0101010 110101 0111010 010101 0110010 010101 1001010 011111 1111010 111111 0111000 010111 1101010 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 221
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; our, and, from are repeated.

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

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  • summary of A Hymn;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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