This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 75 that begins with:

The description of Christ the beloved.
SS 5:9-16. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X bbXX ccdd eeff ffff aagg aaee ffaa hhii jjffXaabb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010010010 111 010101001 11111101 1101011100 0100010100 11010011 10110111 11010101 01010111 10010101 10011111 01001101 01011101 01010101 11000101 11010101 11010101 10000111 11010001 01011111 01010101 01110001 11010101 11011101 01111111 11110101 10011100 11010001 01110101 01110011 01010001 11110101 11110001 01111101 11110101 01001100 11000101 110100011 100101101 01010101 10111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • 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; and, his are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word his at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Hymn 75;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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