This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 6 that begins with:

Triumph over death.
Job 19:25-27.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X X abab Xccc Xaca dede fcfc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101 111 11111101 110101 11110001 010101 111101001 110101 11011001 111101 010100101 110101 11010101 110101 110101011 111101 11111101 110101 11111101 010101 11011011 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 90
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Hymn 6;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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