This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 49 Part 1 that begins with:

v.6-14
C. M.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXa bcbc dede fgXg cece agag cccX haha a eded ieie jfjf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,1,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 11 1111010001110 11010101 010011 01011101 0100101 11110101 100111 11110111 010111 11010101 010101 010111010 110101 10010101 010011 10010101 111101 11010101 010101 11010111 110001 11010111 111101 11111101 1100110 11010111 1101001 01010001 101101 1 00010011 111111 01011101 111101 11010101 010101 11010101 110111 10011101 110101 10110111 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 111
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; and, my, his, their are repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of Psalm 49 Part 1;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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