This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 68 that begins with:

The banquet of love.
SS 2:1-4,6,7. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X bbcc ddcc eeee ffgg ddhhXeeaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001 111 01010101 01010101 01010111 01011101 01011101 01110101 10111101 01010101 01010111 01100101 01011101 01111111 10111001 11010001 111111011 01000111 01011101 11010101 11001101 11011110 11011101 11110111 11111101 11111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 110
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; he is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Hymn 68;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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