This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 31 that begins with:
Christ's presence makes death easy.
Why should we start, and fear to die... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: X abab caca dddd ebeb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 1101110 11111101 110011101 10010101 11110101 01011101 11010101 11110101 10110111 10111111 11110101 11011101 11010111 10110101 11110101 11011111 11111101
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
- Average number of words per stanza: 23
- Amount of lines: 17
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Hymn 31;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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