This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 31 Part 2 that begins with:

The Christian's hidden life.
Col. 3:3. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X X abab cdcd eceX dfdf dbdb gaga
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101 11 11011111 111101 01110101 110101 01011101 111110 010111001 110101 11010101 010101 11010101 110101 01010101 010111 11011110 110101 11111101 010101 10110101 110101 11010101 0111001 11010100 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 98
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • 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; his, nor, to are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Hymn 31 Part 2;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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