This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 34 Part 1 that begins with:

God's care of the saints; or, Deliverance by prayer.
Lord, I will bless thee all my days,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abcb dede fafa agag chchXghgh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110011010011 11011111 11110111 11110011 11010101 11010101 11110101 111010111 11011101 11111101 11010101 11110101 11010011 01011111 11010101 01010001 10011101 01010111 01011101 11111101 10011101 01110101 11011101 11110101 1101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; my is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Psalm 34 Part 1;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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