This is an analysis of the poem Hymn Written Among The Alps that begins with:

CREATION'S GOD ! with thought elate,
Thy hand divine I see... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd aeae cccc cdcd acac ecec ffXf gcgc hfhf ijij gkgk bebe icic cgcg ckck gdgd baba lhlh mimi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 110111 01111101 110101 11011101 110101 11010111 111101 11110101 010101 11010101 011101 10110101 1100101 110100111 010101 10111101 010101 11010101 010101 11110101 010111 11010101 110101 10110101 101101 11011101 010101 11010101 110101 11010110 110100 11110101 1101010 01110101 10010010 11010101 0111001 11000101 010101 11001101 010101 11110111 111101 11010111 1100101 10110101 101101 11010101 010111 11010111 010101 11010101 101101 11010101 110111 110100111 010101 01010101 110101 11010101 010101 11011101 010101 11000111 010101 11010111 010101 10110101 0100101 110010101 010101 11011001 1100101 11011101 11010001 01001110010 110101 0101100010 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 20
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 80
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; their is repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of Hymn Written Among The Alps;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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