This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 13 that begins with:
Pleading with God under desertion.
How long, O Lord, shall I complain,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: a aabb ccaa ccdd eecc ccff ccgg
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 100110010 11111101 11110101 11111101 11111001 11110001 11111001 11111101 11010101 11111101 00110101 11010101 01011111 11111101 01110111 01011101 11010101 100100101 01110101 11110011 11010111 100111101 11111111 11111111 11010101
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
- Average number of words per stanza: 23
- Amount of lines: 25
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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 my is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Psalm 13;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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