This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 67 that begins with:

Seeking the pastures of Christ the Shepherd.
SS 1:7. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X bbcc ddee ffbb gghh aaii
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001001010 11 11110101 11011101 11110111 11110101 10011011 10010111 11110111 01010101 11110111 11010101 11011101 11010101 01101111 11010110 01011101 10111111 01011111 11110101 10111101 11010111
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; among, and are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Hymn 67;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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