This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 21 that begins with:

A vision of the kingdom of Christ among men.
Rev. 21:1-4. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X bbcb bdad ceXe afdf bcbX ecXc
  • 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: 010001001011 111 110100101 010101 01111101 101101 00111101 110101 01010011 010101 01010111 101101 100010101 010101 11010101 010101 10110001 110101 101111101 0100101 11111111 1101110 11110111 1011001 11011101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 102
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; and is repeated.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Hymn 21;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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