This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 22 that begins with:

With God is terrible majesty.
Terrible God, that reign'st on high,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abab cdcd ebeX fdfd cgcg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 010100100 10011111 11001101 110011111 11111101 00110101 11010111 11010101 11010111 01011101 110110101 101010111 110100010 10110101 11110101 11110101 10111111 11111111 01010101 11010101 10011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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; and, his are repeated.

    The author used the same word this at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Hymn 22;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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