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

Throned in splendor, immortal Aphrodite!
Child of Zeus, Enchantress, I implore thee ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXa Xcd bcdX XXcb cdXb XXbX bcXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100100101010 1011001011 1110001110 10010 1011101110 10011111010 1110101100101010 101100101111 10010111010 10111001010 11010 1011111110 10101011010 111101011100 11111 111100111110 1001110111010 111011011110 10011 10111111110 11010111010 101111111111 1011110 1111101011 01101110100 111110111000 01110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1203
  • Average number of words per stanza: 199
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; he, now, soon, though are repeated.

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

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

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