This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 122 that begins with:

Believers buried with Christ in baptism.
Rom. 6:3,4,etc. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X X aabb ccdd bbee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 01010010100 11 11111101 11110001 01000111 11010011 11011001 10010111 10010101 11010101 11111101 10110101 010011101 11010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 91
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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