This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 141 that begins with:

The Humiliation and exaltation of Christ.
Isa. 53:1-5,10-12. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X X abab XcXc dbdb ebeb eaXX dbXb ebeb babX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010101100001 10111 110111 110101 01110101 110111 010111 111101 10010100 100101 111101 110101 11110111 110111 110101 111101 01010101 010101 1010101 110101 1100010101 10100010 1010111 010001 11010101 010101 1010101 010111 11110111 1101001 1010111 011101 11010111 1111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 103
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Hymn 141;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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