This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 98 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 abab cXcX dbde fgfgXbcec
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101001100 111 110001 110111 11000101 101101 110101 010101 10010001 111110 010101 111111 01010101 01001 0100101 011101 11010101 11011 110111 011101 110101101 111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 86
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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.

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  • summary of Hymn 98;
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