This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 69 Part 1 that begins with:

v.1-14
C. M.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xab cded bfcf ccec gfXX acXc eaea ehch ceie edhd cibi Xege XfXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 11 01000111010 101110101 100111 111101011 110101 101111101 011101 11011101 110101 101110101 111101 11010111 110111 101111101 111101 11110011 1101100 1001101 010101 111001101 111111 101010111 010011 11111101 010111 101010111 110111 11011101 010100 100110101 110101 11110101 011101 101010101 011100 11111101 110111 101011101 010101 11000101 110101 11100101 111101 11111101 110101 1000101010 110111 11111111 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • 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 is repeated.

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  • summary of Psalm 69 Part 1;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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