This is an analysis of the poem Psalm 87 that begins with:

Among the holy Mountains high
Is his foundation fast,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXbbbbcdcdcecebaXaXeXefbfb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 28,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 000101 110001010 010101 1110111 110101 01011101 110101 100111001 010111 11010111 011101 11010011 0100101 11010111 101111 11111011 01011 01011100 111101 01110001 111011 11010110 101111 11111111 010111 01111111 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 954
  • Average number of words per stanza: 165
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; his, and are repeated.

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  • summary of Psalm 87;
  • central theme;
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