This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 29 that begins with:

The ruin of the Antichrist.
Isa. 63:4-7. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X X aaba XbXb cdXd ccXc aaXX ebeb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01000100 1011 1011100101 1010011 01001101 100101 101110101 110101 01010101 010111 101001101 111101 11010011 101101 101110101 111101 11111101 011101 1001101001 110101 10110111 1100010 110101001 111111 11110101 111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 100
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; my is repeated.

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  • summary of Hymn 29;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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