This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 125 that begins with:

Christ's compassion to the weak and tempted.
Heb. 4:15,16; 5:7; Matt. 12:20. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X bcbc dede fafa ghgh bebe bibi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010001110 11111 01110101 011101 01010100 010101 10010001 111101 11110101 111101 11010011 011001 110100111 100101 10010101 110111 10010101 1100101 11010101 110001 0111101 110101 11110111 0101010 11011001 0001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 99
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

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  • summary of Hymn 125;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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