This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 13 that begins with:

The Son of God incarnate.
Isa. 9:2,6,7. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X baca dXbX ccec XcecXadad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 0101010 101 01110101 11100101 10110111 11010101 01010101 011010101 11011100 110001000 01000101 10010101 101010101 01010101 01000111 01010101 01100101 11000101 10010111 11010101 11010101 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 105
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, his are repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of Hymn 13;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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