This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 32 Part 2 that begins with:

A guilty conscience eased by confession and pardon.
While I keep silence, and conceal... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abab cdcd abab efef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 0101011010110 11110101 11010111 11111101 11000101 11110101 11110101 11010101 11010101 101100101 11110011 11010101 11110101 11011111 11111101 11111101 111101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 what is repeated.

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