This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 79 that begins with:

A morning hymn.
Psa. 19:5,8; 73:24,25. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X X abab cbcb XdXd aebe ebeb fafa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 0101 111 10010111 01011101 11010101 01010101 00110001 01000101 10110011 10111111 11011110 101010001 01011100 11111101 11111101 01111101 11100111 010100101 11011111 10011001 11011101 11010101 11110111 11011011 110101101 11110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 109
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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, thy are repeated.

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

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