This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 128 that begins with:

Family blessings.
O happy man, whose soul is filled... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bXbX bbbb cbcb XdXd aeae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010 11011101 0111001 01011101 010101 01010011 110111 11010011 010101 11100101 110111 11010101 110101 01111110 111001 0111111 111101 00011101 110101 11010101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 108
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; thy, lord are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words his, thy, shall are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Psalm 128;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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