This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 46 Part 2 that begins with:

God fights for his church.
Let Zion in her King rejoice;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abab cdcd baba efef dbdX ghgh
  • 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: 11101 11000101 11011101 11000101 01010101 01011101 11010111 01010111 11000111 01011101 11010101 10110101 1100100101 11011101 100110101 11010111 01110001 11111111 100101001 10011101 111101010 11010101 11111101 11110111 01000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; he, and, be are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, he are repeated.

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  • summary of Psalm 46 Part 2;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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