This is an analysis of the poem Hymn To Matins—sunday that begins with:

TODAY the Blessed Three in One
Began the earth and skies; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcccb dXdceeec cacaXXca fgfXXcXg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 0101101 010111 010100101 000101 11011001 01110111 11011011 100101 11111111 110110 11110101 0101001 111100010 111101110 001111010 010111 10010011 110011 11100101 010101 111001100 01110110 110010001 0101101 10111001 0101001 01010101 111100 11010110 11011011 11010100 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 260
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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, of are repeated.

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

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