This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 99 Part 2 that begins with:

A holy God worshiped with reverence.
Exalt the Lord our God,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a Bcac Xcbc XaXa Bdad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101100100 010111 110101 01001100 110001 110101 110101 11011101 110101 110111 110111 11110101 110101 010111 110101 11010100 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 97
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.

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

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

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  • summary of Psalm 99 Part 2;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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