This is an analysis of the poem Hymn Iv: Ho! Everyone That Thirsts, Draw Nigh that begins with:

Ho! every one that thirsts, draw nigh!
('Tis God invites the fallen race)... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd eebe fgfg ghgh ijij kgkg fafaXhfhf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 110011111 11010101 10110101 11111101 10010101 10011101 011101001 11110111 10010101 11010101 10111111 110010111 10100111 11111101 10010101 10110101 11111011 11110101 11011111 11110101 01010101 11010101 10110111 11010101 10010101 11010101 01001101 11110110 11111101 11001111 11010011 11110101 11011101 11100001 10111101 11010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • 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, ye, my are repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase buy connects the lines.

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  • summary of Hymn Iv: Ho! Everyone That Thirsts, Draw Nigh;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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