This is an analysis of the poem Hymn X: Ye Thirsty For God, To Jesus Give Ear that begins with:

Ye thirsty for God, To Jesus give ear,
And take, through his blood, A power to draw near;... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccdd eeff eegg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1101101011 11101010011 01101011001 01001001011 1100111001 0010101011 10011011010 11101011001 1100111101 1111111001 01001001011 01001001001 0111101001 1100111011 01001001011 11101001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 166
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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