This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 85 Part 1 that begins with:

v.1-8
L. M.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xab baba cdcd bebeXcece
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 11 1011100110100101010 11111101 11011101 11011101 11010101 11100111 11110101 11110101 11010001 01110101 11110101 11111011 11110111 11011101 11110101 11011101 10010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; thy is repeated.

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

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