This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 89 Part 1 that begins with:

The faithfulness of God.
My never-ceasing songs shall show... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a baba cdcd aeae cfcf fgfg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010001 11010111 010001 11010101 110001 01010101 111101 10110101 1010101 11010101 010101 11010101 010101 01110101 010101 01001001 101101 11011101 111101 11111101 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 104
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Psalm 89 Part 1;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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