This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 84 that begins with:

Salvation, righteousness, and strength in Christ.
Isa. 45:21-25. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X bbcc aadd eecc ffgg hhii jjXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101001101 1011 01011101 11010111 11010101 01010101 101011101 01011101 11010101 11010101 11010101 11010111 11010101 11111011 101110111 11010101 01111101 110011101 101011101 11111100 11110111 11000101 101011101 01001101 11110101 1100110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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; and, me are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Hymn 84;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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