This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 70 that begins with:

Christ inviting, and the church answering the invitation.
SS 2:14-17. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X bbcc ddee ccfX ffff aagg ffcc bbaaXaagg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010110001010 111 10100011 100101001 01010101 11011111 101110001 11110101 11110111 11110111 101011101 11001101 10111101 1111001100 11110101 01110101 01110111 0101101 11111101 11111101 11010101 11010111 11010111 01010111 01011111 10010001 10111111 10110111 11011101 11110101 01011101 110010111 11110001 11110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • 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; thy, our, nor are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words nor, amongst, till are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Hymn 70;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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