This is an analysis of the poem Olney Hymn 1: Walking With God that begins with:
Oh! for a closer walk with God,
A calm and heavenly frame; ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abaB caca adad efef egegXabaB
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,9,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 11010101 0111001 01010101 111001 10010011 111101 10010101 010101 110101101 1111001 11111101 011101 01110101 1010001 11011111 111011 01010111 1001100 11010011 110101 11110101 110111 11011101 111001
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
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