This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 139 Part 2 that begins with:

The wonderful formation of man.
'Twas from thy hand, my God, I came,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bbaa ccdd eeff bbee aagg g hhff XXiiXffee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,4,1,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010001001 10111111 010101001 01110101 11011101 11011101 11010101 11010111 11010011 11110101 11110101 01010101 11001001 11011101 11010111 10101101 01010001 10110101 11010001 11110101 01010011 1 11010101 11011101 11010101 010010001 110101010 11111101 01110111 01010011 11111101 01111101 111101011 11010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • 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; my is repeated.

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

  • summary of Psalm 139 Part 2;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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