This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 138 that begins with:

Saints in the hands of Christ
Jn. 10:28,29. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X baba cdcdXcaca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic trimeter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 100101 11 11011101 111111 01110101 111101 01000101 010001 11010101 010101 111111001 0100001 00110001 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 80
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.

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

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  • summary of Hymn 138;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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