This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 54 that begins with:

Electing grace; or, Saints beloved in Christ.
Eph. 1:3ff. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X bbcc ddee ccdX XfffXaadd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011101001 11 10111101 11111101 11010001 11010101 1001110011 11110111 01110101 11010101 10010101 01110111 11000101 10000101010 10000001 11011111 01010101 01010001 01111111 00010001 11110101 110101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 109
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Hymn 54;
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