This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 03 that begins with:

Aug. 9.
When He Fled From Absalom.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX aaabbaccdXXdeeaddXffaXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,24,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 1110100 1110111 1101 1010111 1011 1011100011 11110111 111111110 11110 110001111 0111 1001011110 11100101 111111001 1101 10101010 01001 1111100101 110111100 11111111 1111 1011111 01100 1101011001 11011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 419
  • Average number of words per stanza: 73
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • 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; my, i are repeated.

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  • summary of Psalm 03;
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