This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 124 that begins with:

The first and second Adam.
Rom. 5:12,etc. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X bbaa Xcdd XXcc bbee bbffXddcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111010 11 10010111 11110111 111110101 11110111 10010101 11010011 01011111 11010011 11110101 01010011 11010011 11011101 11110101 11110001 10010001 10010001 10010011 11010101 111101001 11011101 11011101 11010101 010111001 11011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 108
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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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