This is an analysis of the poem Ps 67 that begins with:

Have mercy mercy Lord on us
& grant thy blessed grace...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXabcbcDEAeXfXfDEAeafXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010111 1111 01101101 1111011 11010101 11111 1111101 100101 11110111 11111 11100101 111101 10111111 011101 11110100 10001 11110111 11111 11100101 111101 11110101 11101 11110110 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 711
  • Average number of words per stanza: 140
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Ps 67;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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