This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 46 Part 1 that begins with:

God glorious, and sinners saved.
Rom. 1:30; 5:8,9; 1 Pet. 3:22. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X X abbb cdcd abab bXXb ebeb fgfg
  • 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: 11001101 111111 10111101 111101 11011101 110101 110101110 110111 1101010010 111101 11111101 010101 11110101 011101 11010101 0101100 10110001 010001 10110001 010101 11011001 111101 11111101 010101 10111111 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 102
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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; of is repeated.

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

  • summary of Hymn 46 Part 1;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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