This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 146 that begins with:

Praise to God for his goodness and truth.
Praise ye the Lord, my heart shall join... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aabb ccdd ddee ffaa gghh bbhh iicc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101011 11011111 01110101 11010101 11110101 110111010 11010001 11011101 11111101 11110111 10111101 110111110 111100110 10011101 11011101 11110111 11110101 01110101 111011101 11010101 11010101 01110101 01010101 11010001 01010100 11011101 11010101 11110101 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 132
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my, and, he are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words praise, and, he, the 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 146;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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