This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 35 Part 2 that begins with:

v.12-14
C. M.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXa baba acac XdXd dada Xaaa XdXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 11 10100 01010101 110101 11010101 000101 11110101 110101 01000101 110101 10010110 110101 11010101 111111 11111111 111111 11010101 010101 110010101 110101 11010101 110001 10110101 1101001 01110101 101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 111
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • 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; love, his are repeated.

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  • summary of Psalm 35 Part 2;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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