This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 136 that begins with:
God's wonders of creation, providence, redemption of Israel, and salvation of his people.
Give thanks to God the sovereign Lord;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: X aBaB caca dcdc aaaa eded afaf aaaa cgcg efef hBhB
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 110001010001001010100010 11010101 010101 10010101 010101 11010101 110001 11111101 110001 01010101 110101 01110101 011101 11010101 110001 11010101 110011 11010101 010101 11010101 0101111 11010111 1100101 11011101 010001 11110101 0100001 11010101 110001 11010101 110101 11010110 110101 11011011 010101 011111001 110101 11010101 010101 10110101 010101
- Amount of stanzas: 11
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
- Average number of words per stanza: 22
- Amount of lines: 41
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- 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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, his are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words he, how are repeated.
The author used the same word he at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
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- summary of Psalm 136;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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