This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 30 Part 1 that begins with:

Sickness healed, and sorrow removed.
I Will extol thee, Lord, on high,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aabb ccddXccaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111001 10011111 11010101 11011111 00110001 10011100 11110100 111100111 11010100 01010101 01011101 11110101 01010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 112
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

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  • summary of Psalm 30 Part 1;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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