This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 37 Part 3 that begins with:

v.23-87
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xab cdcd eefe eaea cccc e cbcb bcbcXfbeb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,4,4,4,1,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 11 011100101010 11010101 110110 11111101 110101 01010111 110101 11010001 110111 01010001 110111 11011101 010101 11011101 111101 11011111 110101 1 01010111 110111 10111111 100101 11110001 011101 11111111 111110 11010100 0100101 11011101 110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 107
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; nor, his are repeated.

    The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Psalm 37 Part 3;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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