This is an analysis of the poem Psalm Iv that begins with:
Now I'll record my secret vision, impossible sight of the face of God:
It was no dream, I lay broad waking on a fabulous couch in Harlem...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXXXbccdaXXeebeffXdX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101110100100100101 011111110101001010 10101011111110110101 111 10111101101111010 110 110101101001010 01110010110110101 11011001011010111 10110100 11101010100101000 101 11110100100101101 0110101100100110 01011 1110101001010110 101101011 111101010101011111 11010011 111111011110011
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 1051
- Average number of words per stanza: 192
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 52 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 10
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, and, my, son, in are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Psalm Iv;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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