This is an analysis of the poem A Lenten Hymn that begins with:
With broken heart and contrite sigh,
A trembling sinner, Lord, I cry:... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaaAXXaAbbaAccaAddaa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01011011 010010111 11010111 11010001 11011101 01110101 11011101 11010001 11110101 11100001 11111101 11010001 11111111 11010101 01000111 11010001 11010111 010100111 110011100 11010001
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 650
- Average number of words per stanza: 128
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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- summary of A Lenten Hymn;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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