This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 92 that begins with:

Christ the wisdom of God.
Prov. 8:1,22-32. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X aaaa bcdc eaea efef ghgh fifi bcbc deeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001 111 110101 110101 01010101 010101 1010101 010101 01010101 010110 1000101 010101 01010101 111011 1010101 110111 01010111 1101001 1011101 110101 11010101 001101 1000101 011101 01110101 010111 1010111 110101 11111101 110001 1010111 110101 10011111 0111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 98
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; before is repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of Hymn 92;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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