Psalm 04 by John Milton: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 04 that begins with:

Aug. 10. 1653.
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abbXXX cddXee effecX ddddff cggcff cffcee chhcaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011 101111 101100 011001 111100 111111 1101111101 111101 110101 110101 101100 010101 1111110111 110111 100101 001101 110111 010011 0111110111 011111 101101 011111 101101 1001001 0100100101 101011 110110 101011 111111 111101 1101001101 001111 110111 110101 111101 101101 0101111101 011101 111111 110111 111111 100101 1101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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; and, to are repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase chose connects the lines.

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  • summary of Psalm 04;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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