This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 33 Part 1 that begins with:

Works of creation and providence.
Rejoice, ye righteous, in the Lord,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bcbc adad bbbb cece fbfb ghgh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100101100 01110001 010101 10010101 110111 01010100 111101 01010101 010101 01010101 010101 11010001 110101 11010101 010101 01011101 111101 11000101 010111 11110101 111001 11010101 111101 010111001 101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 110
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; his, and, their are repeated.

    The author used the same word his at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Psalm 33 Part 1;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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