This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 152 that begins with:

Sinai and Zion.
Heb. 12:18ff ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X X abab caca dddd XXeX abab Xded
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110 11 10010001 0101011 10010011 111111 1111011 010011 11010100 110101 011010001 010101 01010001 110101 01010101 111101 11010101 110110 01111101 110101 11011101 100101 01010010 110111 01111100 101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 93
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.

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  • summary of Hymn 152;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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