This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 102 Part 1 that begins with:

v.1-13,20,21
C. M.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xab cdcd efef cgcg hihi cjcj kgkg kXkg didi fgfg abab cdcdXdkdk
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 11 0100010 11111111 110111 11110101 011101 11110101 010001 11011101 110001 11011101 100101 01011101 110101 11110101 010101 10010111 111101 11010100 110111 10110101 110101 11011101 101101 11100111 111101 11010011 111110 11011101 010011 1101111 011111 11110111 111111 11110101 110101 11110111 110001 11110101 110101 10011111 111101 11011111 101101 0110101001 110101 11011111 1101001 01010101 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 116
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; my, thy are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Psalm 102 Part 1;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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