This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 19 Part 1 that begins with:

The books of nature and scripture.
For a Lord's-day morning... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xa bcbc dede cfcf gcgc hhhh idid ddddXaeae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010110 101110 010101 010101 11010111 0101001 010101 111101 11011101 010101 0100101 1100101 11010001 110001 110101 110101 11110101 011101 010101 110111 11010011 110101 011111 010101 01001101 100111 110001 011101 11110101 1110001 101111 110001 01011111 011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 106
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word his is repeated.

    The author used the same word his at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Psalm 19 Part 1;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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