This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 58 that begins with:

Warning to magistrates.
Judges, who rule the world by laws,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: X aaabba ccadda eeaaaa ddfaaf gghiih ddgggX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100101 10110111 01010101 111010111 11010101 11110101 11110111 11011101 11010101 10010101 11010101 11110101 01010011 01010011 01010101 110110001 11110111 10110101 010100101 11110101 11010101 11010001 11011101 01010101 11111101 101010001 10111101 11010111 11110011 11110111 11110101 11010001 10110101 11111111 101011111 01110101 101101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 193
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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; their, that, and are repeated.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Psalm 58;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Isaac Watts