This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 40 that begins with:
v.5-10
L. M.... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXa bbcc bbda ddee ddee ffbb ggff hhaX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11 11 11101 01011111 01110111 11010101 11111101 11011101 11010101 11110111 11010101 11010101 01011101 01010101 11010111 10011000101 01110001 101010101 01111011 101001101 10110101 11100101 11110011 101011101 110001001 11110101 10110101 11010111 11111111 01011111 110111000
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 128
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 31
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; thy is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word 'tis is repeated.
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- summary of Psalm 40;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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