This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 89 Last Part that begins with:

v.47ff
8,8,8,8,8,8... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXa aabccb ddXeeX aafDdfXDdabba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1 11101010 11011101 110101101 10010001 11010101 01010101 010111001 11001101 11011101 110101010 11110111 10111101 11110001 11110011 11010101 11110101 1101001 11110101 11010101 1101001 11010101 11110111 11011101 10011101 11011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 178
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; 8, his, to, thy are repeated.

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