This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 43 Part 1 that begins with:

Jesus our surety and Savior.
1 Pet. 1:18; Gal. 3:13; Rom. 4:25. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X X aabb ccdd aabb ddee ffdd aagg eehh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101100110 1111111 10110111 01110111 010011101 11011101 1110001 01011101 10110101 10011111 10110101 11010101 10111111 11011111 01011111 10110111 110101001 110001001 110110101 11010111 11111101 11111111 101101001 11010101 111100111 11110111 110100001 010011101 1101101001 01111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, our, how, he are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Hymn 43 Part 1;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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