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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Psalm 131;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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