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

Almighty Framer of the Skies!
O let our pure devotion rise, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabccbdddeed ddfaaf ggfccf aaacca hhcXec ggdiid
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010001 11110101 101011 10010001 01001101 110111 01010101 01010001 110101 01100101 11010001 011101 11110101 11010101 010101 101001001 01001001 111001 01010111 01010011 010101 10010111 11010101 010101 01010111 01100101 110101 11010111 010100101 110101 11110101 11010101 010101 010100010 01110101 010101 110111001 01100101 010101 01010101 11001101 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 217
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; his is repeated.

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