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

AFTER READING 'LEAD, KINDLY LIGHT.'
Lead gently, Lord, and slow,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X Abab cXcX bdbd Aeae fgfg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101101 110111 111111 110111 110101 111111 110100 0110101 1011101 110101 111111 111101 010101 110111 111111 111101 011111 110111 111101 111101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 92
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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  • summary of A Hymn;
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