This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 82 that begins with:

God far above creatures.
Job 4:17-21. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X bbcc ddaa ccee ffcX gghh
  • 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: 110110 111 10110111 01010101 11010100 11011111 01110101 01010101 11010100 11010111 11110111 101011101 11010011 11110101 01010101 11110011 10011101 10010100 010100111 111111001 11010111 01010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 104
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Hymn 82;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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