This is an analysis of the poem Hymn Viii. When Jesus, By The Virgin Brought that begins with:

When Jesus, by the Virgin brought,
So runs the law of Heaven,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb abXb Xbdb ecdc bfXf cefe cbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11010101 1101010 11010001 1101010 100011001 110001 11010101 110101 1100101010 110101 111011 110101 01010101 001101 11000101 110101 111101010 110101 110111001 111101 11110111 111101 11111101 110101 01110001 111001 01011101 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 119
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; my is repeated.

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