This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 89 Part 4 that begins with:

v.19ff
C. M.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXX abab XcXc bdbd eaea abab cfcf fdfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 11 1100010100111010 11010101 110101 100011101 110101 100011101 011101 011101100 010011 101111101 110101 11110101 111011 101111001 010101 10111111 110101 11010101 111101 11010101 110111 101110101 111111 01110111 111101 101011101 110011 11010111 0101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; my, his are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word my at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Psalm 89 Part 4;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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