This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 76 that begins with:

Israel saved, and the Assyrians destroyed.
In Judah God of old was known;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bcbc dede afaf dgeg hehe aiai cece ecec jbjb kiki
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 10110010001 01010111 010101 01010101 110101 01010001 010111 11011101 011101 01010101 110101 01010101 11101001 11011101 110101 01110101 0100111 1111101 010111 01011101 110111 11011101 1111001 11010011 110111 110110111 111101 11110101 011111 11001101 1101101 01011101 110101 10011101 110101 01010101 111101 01000101 110111 11011101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in, his, thy are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Psalm 76;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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