This is an analysis of The Twenty-Third Psalm by Eugene Field.

My Shepherd is the Lord my God,--
There is no want I know;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abXb Xcdc Xeae Xa Xa Xdad
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,2,2,4,
  • Metre: 11000111 101111 01110101 110101 11011101 000101 11111101 010100 11110101 110111 11111111 111101 11000101 111111 11111101 011011 10110101 101101 10111011 010111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 20

Repeated words/phrases

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