This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 97 that begins with:

Christ our wisdom, righteousness, etc.
1 Cor. 1:30. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X X aabb ccdX eeff ccdd ddgg
  • 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: 11101001100 111 10011001 11110101 10010101 11010001 11011101 10100101 11010101 111111000 11010101 01011101 11000101 11011101 10101101 10010101 11010111 01010011 11010101 110101100 11110111 11111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 111
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; our is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Hymn 97;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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