This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 16 Part 2 that begins with:

Christ's all-sufficiency.
How fast their guilt and sorrows rise... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abXb cdcd eeeeXabab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 110100 11111101 11011101 10111101 110001001 11010101 11010101 11111101 10010101 010101001 11010111 10011101 11110111 11110111 11111101 01110101 10110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 111
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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 is repeated.

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  • summary of Psalm 16 Part 2;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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