God's World by Edna St. Vincent Millay: poem analysis

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

O world, I cannot hold thee close enough!
   Thy winds, thy wide grey skies! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbXXaa cXbddcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1111011101 111111 111111 1101011111 1111010111 0101010111 1111011101 1111010001 110110 110100 1101011111 1101110001 1101110111 110111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 315
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8

  • 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; thy is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word thy 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.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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