This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 56 that begins with:

Deliverance from oppression and falsehood.
O Thou whose justice reigns on high,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bcbc dada eFeF gcgc haha d cdcd bbbb eFeF adaX ibib
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,4,1,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01000010111 11110111 1110101 011100101 011111 01010011 1001011 11110101 110011 01110111 1110011 10111111 011001 11110101 110011 10111101 110111 11010111 110101 11010101 111111 1 11010001 110101 11011101 010111 10111111 010111 11010101 110101 01110111 1110011 10111111 011001 11011111 110111 111010011 1101110 11011101 111101 11111111 100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 108
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; my, thy are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Psalm 56;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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