This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 107 that begins with:

The fall and recovery of man; or, Christ and Satan at enmity.
Gen. 3:1,15,17; Gal. 4:4; Col. 2:15. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X X aabb ccbb bbdd ccaX eeff eegg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011010001111101100 10011111 01110101 10111101 11000101 01011101 11010101 01010001 01110101 11010101 11010101 11010001 101010100 01010111 11011011 11011111 11111101 110101010 11111100 11110101 10010101 11011001 11010111 11111111 11110101 1101001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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 Hymn 107;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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