This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 46 Part 1 that begins with:

The church's safety and triumph among national desolation.
God is the refuge of his saints,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abab bcbc cbcb dbdb bebe fgfg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01010110011001010 10010001 11010101 11110101 01101001 11001101 10011101 01010101 11110101 11010101 01011101 1100101001 10110101 10011101 01010011 11111101 11010101 11011101 11110101 11110001 11110101 10010111 010101010 11010101 110111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Psalm 46 Part 1;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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