This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 84 Part 2 that begins with:

God and his church; or, Grace and glory.
Great God, attend, while Zion sings... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aabb ccXX ddee ffaaXdddd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111110 11011101 011011001 01110111 01010101 11010101 01111101 1101110010 11110111 10111111 10111111 011010111 01011101 11010101 11110101 11111111 1100011 11111101 010010101 11011101 10011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, our, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words god, from are repeated.

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

  • summary of Psalm 84 Part 2;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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