This is an analysis of the poem The New Convert that begins with:

The new-born child of gospel grace,
Like some fair tree when summer's nigh, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cccc dbdb eaeX fgfg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110101 11111101 01100101 11010111 11111111 11010101 11110111 01110101 11110101 11010111 110101101 11011101 1100101001 01110101 111010101 110110100 10111101 11110101 11111111 11110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; he, no, our are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word no is repeated.

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  • summary of The New Convert;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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