This is an analysis of the poem My God! O Let Me Call Thee Mine! that begins with:

My God! O let me call Thee mine!
Weak wretched sinner though I be,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaBBcbcBB dedEEXbcbCC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111111 11010110 110011101 11011101 11011101 11010111 01011001 01110001 11110101 11110101 11011101 11111101 11110101 11111100 11111100 11111101 11011101 11111100 11101101 11101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 237
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words my, i, o, and are repeated.

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines thee, away, desolate, live are repeated).

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