This is an analysis of the poem Hymn that begins with:

In an orchard I stroll, the scenic land I look,
Or treasures of mount, river and land I Look,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 011011010111 11001101111 101100010010010 111011101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 194
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 4
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, look are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines look is repeated).

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  • summary of Hymn;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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