This is an analysis of the poem Hymn Xx: Weary Souls, That Wander Wide that begins with:
Weary souls, that wander wide
From the central point of bliss,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abacaa bdcdee fgfdgg babaXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1011101 0010101 1010101 1011100 1000101 1000101 1010101 1010001 1011111 1100101 1010101 1011101 1010011 1010111 1110101 11101010 10101001 10101001 0010101 11100101 10100100 1110111 1010100 1010100
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 176
- Average number of words per stanza: 33
- Amount of lines: 24
- 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; by, his are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words god's, blest are repeated.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The words/phrases peace, bliss connect the lines.
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