This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 116 that begins with:

Love to God and our neighbor.
Matt. 22:37-40. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X bcbc XXXX dede Xfaf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011110 111 11010101 1011101011 01110111 01110101 101110101 11010101 11110010 101111010 00011101 00010111 11000101 10110111 11111101 11110011 111101010 11110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 104
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; thy, and are repeated.

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

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