This is an analysis of the poem Hymn Vi. Behold! Th' Ambassador Divine that begins with:

Behold! th' Ambassador Divine,
Descending from above,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb cded fdgd chbh eada aeie jkhk ijej jeae flXl aadX gmmm ccec andn Xglg dngnXcdid
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011010001 010001 01001101 010101 11011001 0100101 11011101 010101 11011001 1101001 11110101 010101 10110101 110101 01010101 110001 01011001 110101 11011101 010101 111101010 110101 11010001 110101 11011111 010001 110010001 010011 10110101 110101 01010101 1101001 11011101 010101 010101010 0101101 11100101 010101 1100001010 010101 11010111 111101 11011111 1100110 11010101 0100101 11010101 100101 11011001 110111 11010101 110101 11000101 010101 11010100 010101 11010001 110101 11010001 011101 10010101 100101 11000101 100101 11010101 010101 10010101 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 17
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 68
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my is repeated.

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

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