This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 131 that begins with:

Humility and submission.
Is there ambition in my heart?.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abab cdcdXdddd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001010 01010011 110111 11110101 110101 11110101 111101 10110010 110101 01010101 110101 11010101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 95
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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.

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  • summary of Psalm 131;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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