This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 119 Part 17 that begins with:

Courage and perseverance under persecution.
ver. 143, 28 ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X bbXX X ccaa X ccdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,1,4,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011010101010 111 11110111 11010011 11011100 01101101 11 01111111 111101001 11110111 11011101 11 11110101 11011111 11011111 11110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 74
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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