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

Christ dying, rising, interceding, and reigning.
Acts 4:24, etc.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X X abab aaca daca ceXe deae b cfbf bgbg haha ieieXbgbg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,1,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101010110 111100 101101 011111 11000111 110101 011101 110101 11111101 101101 100111 110101 11110001 1010001 101101 010101 010111011 010111 010111 100101 11111001 111101 1 110101 110101 01000111 110101 111101 010100 11010101 010101 010110 110101 11001101 110101 011101 110101 010011101 010101 010101 110101 1100111 110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 92
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • 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; and, thy are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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