This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 66 Part 1 that begins with:

Governing power and goodness; or, Our graces tried by afflictions.
Sing, all ye nations, to the Lord,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a baba cXcX baba cbcb dede fafa agagXabfb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 10010110111011010 11110001 100101 01000101 010111 100101101 1010011 10011101 1111110 11010011 1100101 01011101 110101 11010101 110101 10010111 110011 11101001 010101 011010001 111101 11111101 111001 11110111 111101 11111101 011101 11010101 010001 110111001 111101 10010101 111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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; our is repeated.

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

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

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

  • summary of Psalm 66 Part 1;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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