This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 72 Part 2 that begins with:
Christ's kingdom among the Gentiles.
Jesus shall reign where'er the sun... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: a bbcc aadd eeee eeaX ffgg aadd XcddXffbb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11001011 101110001 10010101 01010101 11111111 01010011 11001101 01010101 01110101 110100001 110010101 11010101 01111111 11110101 11010101 01110111 010010101 101101001 11010101 11010101 11010101 100110011 01010101 01010101 11010111 110101010 11011111 01010101 11011101 110010111 01010011 10010101 11010101
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
- Average number of words per stanza: 23
- Amount of lines: 33
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- 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; and is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words there, the are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Psalm 72 Part 2;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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