This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 119 Part 5 that begins with:

Delight in Scripture; or, The word of God dwelling in us.
ver. 97 ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X bcbc X dede X fgfg X hchc X eeee X iaiX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101011001 11 11111101 110101 11110101 010111 11 11010101 010111 11010101 011101 11 11111101 110111 101100100 110101 11 11010111 1101001 11010001 1110001 11 11010101 111101 11010101 110101 11 11011101 110001 11000111 111111
  • 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; my is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Psalm 119 Part 5;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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