This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 119 Part 3 that begins with:

Professions of sincerity, repentance, and obedience.
ver. 57,60 ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X bcbc X dada aede X deea X fbab X fXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,1,4,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100010001010100 11 11110111 111111 111110111 110101 11 11010101 110011 11010001 111101 01010011 110111 11011101 111101 11 01110011 110111 11110101 111101 11 11111101 111101 11111101 110011 11 11010101 110010 11110111 110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 67
  • Average number of words per stanza: 13
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • 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; my, thy are repeated.

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  • summary of Psalm 119 Part 3;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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