This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 1 that begins with:

A new song to the Lamb that was slain.
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X baba cdcd efef ghgi fhfh adad didi ejfj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011001111 111 01010001 010101 01110101 110101 11010101 010101 01010101 110101 1101001 110111 10010101 110111 01010111 001100 11011111 1101001 11101101 010101 10010101 011111 10011111 010101 01010101 110111 11011101 110101 11111101 111101 01010101 1101110 11010101 1101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 103
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; of, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word hast is repeated.

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  • summary of Hymn 1;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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