This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 63 Part 2 that begins with:

v.6-10
C. M.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXa bcbc aXaX dada aeae fgfg hdhd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 11 1111010 10010001 1101110 11110101 0101010 11110111 110111 10111110011 10101010 11010111 110101 11110111 110111 110101011 011011 11100011 1110011 10010011 111101 01011101 111101 11111101 110101 00110001 100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 111
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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 is repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of Psalm 63 Part 2;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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