This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 135 Part 1 that begins with:
v.1-4,14,19-21
L. M.... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaX abXb cdXd efef fcbc Xafa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 111 11 0101111 11010101 10010111 11100101 11010101 11010100 01010101 10110111 01000101 01010101 11010101 11111101 01010111 110010101 011111001 11010101 100110101 11011101 10110101 01011101 01000100
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- Amount of lines: 23
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- 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; his, ye, he are repeated.
The author used the same word praise at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
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- summary of Psalm 135 Part 1;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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