This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 134 that begins with:

Religion vain without love.
1 Cor. 13:1-3. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X XXbb ccaa ddee ffcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101011 1111 11010111 11011101 01010111 110011101 010100111 11010111 11110101 11110011 11010111 01010001 11110001 010101001 01011101 01011111 111111001 010111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 98
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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