This is an analysis of the poem O God, Who Could Be There that begins with:
O God, who could be there
In the absence beyond...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abaacb ccbXX XbacaX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,6,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111101 001001 01 111001 1011 101 111 111111 0101101 111101101 11010 1111 1111 01011 1011 111011101 111011011
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
- Average number of words per stanza: 26
- Amount of lines: 17
- Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word are is repeated.
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