This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 107 Last Part that begins with:
Colonies planted; or, Nations blessed and punished.
A Psalm for New England.... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ab ccbb ddcc eeff aagg ddcc ddXb cchh ggffXbbbb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 100101101110 011110 11010101 10010001 11110101 11010001 011100101 11010101 110010001 11000101 11011101 11111111 111011101 11011101 11011111 11010111 11110101 11010011 11111011 11010100 01010111 11011101 11010101 10100101 010101100 11010101 10010101 01010111 01111101 11010101 01000101 01010100 110100111 10011101 11010101 11010001 11010111 01010111
- Amount of stanzas: 10
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 139
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 38
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
- 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; and, their are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words their, again are repeated.
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- summary of Psalm 107 Last Part;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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