This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 67 that begins with:

The nation's prosperity, and the church's increase.
Shine, mighty God, on Britain shine,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a Xaaa XbXb cbdb eaea Xdbd fafaXbcbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100100101001 11011101 010101 011101111 111101 01110101 111101 1101010010 010101 11110101 110101 11010111 110111 10011101 110101 11010101 110101 10110101 1110001 10010111 010101 11010100 110101 11010101 010011 10100101 010101 1010111 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Psalm 67;
  • central theme;
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