This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 17 that begins with:

Victory over death.
1 Cor. 15:55ff ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X abab cdcd XeXe XeXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100101 111 11110101 0111010 010100101 1101010 10010111 110111 10110101 110101 01010001 111101 011101010 111101 10010100 010101 111100111 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 88
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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 17;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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