This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 94 that begins with:

Justification by faith, not by works.
Rom. 3:19-22. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X bcbc Xddd XeXeXacac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001011111 111 11010101 111111 11110101 111101 11111111 010101 10110101 100101 01111101 010111 10011001 010111 101100011 101111 11010100 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 89
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; their is repeated.

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  • summary of Hymn 94;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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