This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 115 that begins with:

Conviction of sin by the law.
Rom. 7:8,9,14,24. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X Xbab cdcd eaea bfbf bfbf ghgh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001101 11 11011101 111101 11010101 111101 11010111 110111 000101011 111111 11011101 110011 10110111 110101 11110101 110101 11010101 111101 01010101 1001001 11010011 111101 111101001 1111001 01010111 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 95
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; i is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Hymn 115;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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