This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 148 that begins with:

Proper Metre.
Praise to God from all creatures.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xa babacddc adadeffe ghghhiih adXdaiia a XjajeffX khkhbeeb aeaeiaai ececiddi lblbaccaXegegfaaf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,8,8,8,8,1,8,8,8,8,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 1010110 110101 011111 110101 01101 1101 0101 0101 0101 1101001 111101 101101 0101001 01001 1111 1111 0101 010101 0100101 101101 100101 1101 1111 0101 0101 111101 001101 110110 111101 0101 0101 0101 1101 1 110111 110001 011101 101101 0111 1101 1101 11010 110111 1110101 110111 010101 1101 1101 1101 0101 110101 010101 1101001 110101 1111 1111 01001 0101 111101 010101 111111 010101 1101 01011 1101 01001 101101 010101 110011 110101 1111 0101 11001 0101 110101 011101 110101 110101 1111 0101 0111 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 156
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 83
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Psalm 148;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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