This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 107 Part 1 that begins with:

Israel led to Canaan, and Christians to heaven.
Give thanks to God; he reigns above;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bbaa ccdd eecc ccff cccc aagg hhccXccdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010110010 11011101 11010101 01010111 11010111 1001001 01000101 10010111 11001101 11010111 110110101 11010101 01110101 11111101 11010101 11110001 11011101 01010111 11110111 11111101 10110101 11110111 01111101 11010101 0100101001 11111101 11111111 111001001 11100101 11010101 01110001 11011101 110010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 133
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words nor, he are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Psalm 107 Part 1;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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