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

In The Time Of War And Tumults
O Lord Almighty, Thou whose hands... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abab CDcd efef gbgb gXgX hfhfXCDcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 00101110 11010111 0111001 01110111 010101 11111101 011110 11111111 111101 01010101 010101 010000101 0101001 01010001 010101 01110101 011101 01110111 010110 11110101 110101 01011101 110101 11011111 1111111 11111101 011110 11111111 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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; thy is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word remember at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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