This is an analysis of the poem Hymn To Lauds Sunday that begins with:

FRAMER of the earth and sky,
Ruler of the day and night, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb cdcd eaea cece adaX dcdc dfdf gagaXdddd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1000111 1000111 0010100 10011101 10111110 1011110 11100010 11101001 1010101 11100101 1010101 0011001 10101010 1010101 10101010 0110101 11101001 01111010 10100111 101011000 1111001 00101010 10100101 10111110 1010111 1111101 00101001 0010001 1110101 1010111 1111111 1010001 0010101 10101010 1010111 11101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; and is repeated.

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

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