This is an analysis of the poem God's World that begins with:

Thin as hair are the shadows of sunset
When they follow drawn-out every tree....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb dcdc ddXd daXa efXfXefaf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111011011 1110111001 1011010011 101011001 1010011010 101011011 1010010010 001111001 1010010001 111001011 1011111010 100001101 1010110010 101101011 0010010010 101011001 1010100010 111011001 1010011110 001111001 1111010010 101101011 0111010001 111011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 151
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word by is repeated.

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

  • summary of God's World;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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