This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 107 Part 2 that begins with:

Correction for sin, and release by prayer.
From age to age exalt his name;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aabb ccbb bbdd ccbb eeffXbbcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101110111 01010101 11011101 11010101 110101000 10111011 01011101 01010101 11010001 11110001 11100101 10011111 01010101 10011111 11010101 11011101 11110111 11010101 11010101 11010111 11010101 11010101 01010001 11011101 110010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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