This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 78 Part 3 that begins with:

The punishment of luxury and intemperance.
When Isr'el sins, the Lord reproves... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X Xaba acac deXe aeaX Xaea dada abab fafa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100010011000 110101100 111101 11010111 110101 11000101 110101 11011101 010101 010101010 110111 01011111 111101 11010101 1000111 11010101 11110100 111101110 010101 11011111 110101 110111010 110111 010101010 110101 11010101 110101 10011111 110111 11011101 110101 01010101 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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 word we is repeated.

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  • summary of Psalm 78 Part 3;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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