This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 45 that begins with:

The glory of Christ.
My Savior and my King,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bcXc cddd efXf aded ddXd dcXc XXeeXbfbf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001 110111 110101 11010101 1100101 111101 111101 11010001 011011 111101 1111101 11010111 0111001 111111 111101 110100101 010011 110111 101101 01010101 1011101 011111 011101 101101010 110101 110101 011101 01111101 111111 111111 110101 11010101 010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 103
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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; thy is repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of Psalm 45;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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