This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 25 that begins with:

A vision of the Lamb.
Rev. 5:6-9. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X Xbcb bXbX dcdc eaea XbXX cXcX fbXb fefeXecec
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010001 111 11010010 111111011 010110101 01000101 10010101 10010111 1010111001 010101010 1101011 01110101 10110101 11011101 100100101 11000101 10110101 11110001 01010100 110010101 10011100011 010101010 11010101 10010101 100011111 001101110 01010001 01010101 01110110 01010101 11011101 0101001 11010110 111100011 10110001 11110101 110010001 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; his is repeated.

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  • summary of Hymn 25;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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