This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 165 that begins with:

Unfruitfulness, ignorance, and unsanctified affections.
Long have I sat beneath the sound... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aaaa bcbc acac dede fbfb gggg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100010011000010 11110101 010101 11111101 110011 11101101 111101 11010011 1100101 11010111 110111 11010011 110011 11110011 110011 11110101 110101 111101001 011101 11010011 111111 11010101 110111 11010101 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 109
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words my, how are repeated.

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  • summary of Hymn 165;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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