This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 05 that begins with:

Aug. 12. 1653.
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aXabXacacdcdXbdaeaecfcfgXgXghghijijhghg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,39,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011 01001111 110101 01010101 1111110111 01011101 100101 10010101 0111111101 11110111 010001 10011101 1111110111 11000100 11011101 010110011101 11001101 1100101 00111011 00111010101 11101100 110101 11010101 11101011111 100101010 110111 101101000 1101111111 11010101 111101 10010101 1110111101 11110111 111101 10011101 1110011111 11010101 010111 10011101 1011010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 740
  • Average number of words per stanza: 128
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • 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, thy, their, them are repeated.

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  • summary of Psalm 05;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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