This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 65 that begins with:

The kingdoms of the world become the kingdoms of our Lord; or, The day of judgment.
Rev. 11:15-18. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X X aabb ccdd eebbXeebb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01000101010011101010 111 101010111 11011101 10010101 11110001 010111001 11111101 10011111 11011101 01010111 11110111 11010111 01010101 11010101 10010101 10110001 01110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 108
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • 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; of is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words let, now are repeated.

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  • summary of Hymn 65;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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