This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 110 that begins with:

Christ's kingdom and priesthood.
Jesus, our Lord, ascend thy throne,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bcbc dede fgfg cfcX hihiXabab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110110 10110111 110101 010111001 111101 11011101 110101 01010101 111101 11010101 110111 100011100 110011 100001101 110101 110111011 1101010 10111101 011101 10111101 010001 110101001 101101 110101101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 110
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; thy, that, for, his are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word that is repeated.

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  • summary of Psalm 110;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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