This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 31 Part 1 that begins with:

Condescending grace.
Psa. 138:6. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X bbbb cbcb dbdb bcbc aebe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101 11 10010101 010101 01011101 0100101 1101001001 110001 010100101 010001 11011101 011101 11111101 011101 10011101 0101000 11010001 110101 11010001 110111 11110111 111100
  • 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: 5
  • 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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