This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 45 that begins with:

The last judgment.
Rev. 21:5-8. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X bcdc aefe Xggg gcbc cdXd agXX ebebXfafa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110 111 11010101 100101 10010101 101101 101011101 110001 110101001 110101 101010111 110101 11011101 111101 111101001 111101 01010101 011111 101011101 110101 01010101 111101 101010011 110101 11110001 11011010 11110101 111111 11010111 010111 11011101 110101 11010101 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 105
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; my, and are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Hymn 45;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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