This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 9 that begins with:

The promises of the covenant of grace.
Isa. 55:1,2; Zech. 13:1; Mic. 7:19; Ezek. 36:25, etc.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X bccc bded faga bbhb fifi Xhbh Xege fcac XjbjXhbea
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01000010001 10111111011100 01110111 010101 01010111 010101 11011111 010101 01110101 011101 110100101 111101 11110111 010001 11111101 110111 00110101 100101 11110101 111101 11110101 110111 110101100 1101001 01011011 110101 11110101 110101 11110001 100111 11110101 111001 10010001 010101 11010101 110101 110010011 0101001 10110101 111101 10110001 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 110
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; with, and, his are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words with, and, that are repeated.

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  • summary of Hymn 9;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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