This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 119 Part 14 that begins with:

Benefit of afflictions, and support under them.
ver. 153,81,82 ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X X aaXa X baXa X bcbc X dada X deee XXabab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1000010101100 11 01011101 111001 11110101 101101 11 11111011 011101 01011111 110111 11 00010101 110101 11111111 111101 11 11110101 110101 11010101 110101 11 11110111 111101 01010101 101101 11 01111101 110101 11110111 110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 62
  • Average number of words per stanza: 12
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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; i is repeated.

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  • summary of Psalm 119 Part 14;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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