This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 4 that begins with:

Salvation in the cross.
Here at thy cross, my dying God,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bcbc dede adad fbfb bgbg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010001 11111101 11110111 01010011 101101001 11110111 01110011 11111101 11010101 110100111 100110111 01111101 01110101 11111111 11110111 11001111 11011101 10010111 11111111 10001101 11110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; thy, should, my are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word should is repeated.

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  • summary of Hymn 4;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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