This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 114 that begins with:

Miracles attending Israel's journey.
When Isr'el, freed from Pharaoh's hand,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aabb ccaa ddaa aaee aaffXeeaa
  • 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: 1000101010 11010101 10110101 01010101 11110101 01011101 01010101 10101111 01010001 01011101 11010101 11110111 100101011 110110101 11010101 10111101 11011111 1100101001 011110101 01010111 10110111 11011101 01010111 101010101 110110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • 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; their is repeated.

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  • summary of Psalm 114;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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