This is an analysis of the poem Hymn, Imitated From The French that begins with:

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CALM all the tumults that invade... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbccaadd X bbccXXaa X eeffggcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,1,8,1,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 11010101 11111101 11010111 11111101 01010101 01010101 00101101 11001111 1 010101101 11010001 11110101 01110101 11010001 1110101110 11110101 01010101 1 11010101 11001101 01010101 11101101 01001001001 1100001001 10011101 11000111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; to is repeated.

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

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