This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 19 Part 2 that begins with:

God's word most excellent; or, Sincerity and watchfulness.
For a Lord's-day morning.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xa bcbc dede fefe bXbX d gcgc fdfh bhbhXafaf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,4,4,4,4,1,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111100101001100 101110 010101 0101001 01110101 111101 110101 011001 01110011 110111 101011 111101 11011101 110101 110111 110101 11110101 110101 1 111101 111101 11010001 011111 111101 010001 100101001 111101 1101001 011101 11010101 110111 101111 111101 01010101 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 99
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; my is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Psalm 19 Part 2;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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