This is an analysis of the poem The Lord Is In Me that begins with:

The Lord is in me, and the Lord is in you,
As life is hidden in every seed....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abba bcdcd Xeec XXff GhXGh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01001101001 1101001001 1101111 1111011 111001001 0101101 0101110101 111110 1010100101 100010111 101100010 1110110 101101 1111001 1111 010011100 01110 00010 011110 00010011 00010 101110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in, of are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words a, how, of are repeated.

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  • summary of The Lord Is In Me;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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