This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 26 that begins with:

Hope of heaven by the resurrection of Christ.
1 Pet. 1:3-5. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X bbbb cdXd XaXa cdXd aeXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010101001 1111 10010101 010011 00010101 010001 10011101 111001 11110101 111101 111111010 110101 11011101 1101001 11010001 010111 110001000 110101 110100111 100101 11111101 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 92
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; of, his, our are repeated.

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  • summary of Hymn 26;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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