This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 31 Part 1 that begins with:
v.5,13-19,22,23
C. M.... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXa abab Xcdc dbdb efXf g dhgh heXgXeded
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,4,4,4,1,4,9,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11 11 010001 10111101 110101 11011101 111001 01001111 010101 110111010 010111 1011011011 1011101 11010111 010111 1111011 011101 11111101 1001001 1 10111101 1010111 11110111 111111 11010101 110011 01111100 111100 11011101 110101 11010101 110101
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 101
- Average number of words per stanza: 19
- Amount of lines: 32
- 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, i, thy, his are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.
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- summary of Psalm 31 Part 1;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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