This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 147 that begins with:

The names and titles of Christ. From several scriptures.
['Tis from the treasures of his word... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bbcX Xadd ccbb eecc aadd ffaaXaaee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111001010010 10010001 11110111 11110101 01010100 11000101 10010101 101010101 01110001 01010111 10110101 11010101 11010001 11110111 01010101 100010101 11010101 11110111 11010101 10011101 11110001 01010001 1101001 01110101 11100111 11010101 01010001 11010101 01010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; his, of are repeated.

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

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