This is an analysis of the poem God's Work that begins with:
To J. J. H., Of Kentucky
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: a XbcXdded XfgXXcec fcacbcec bdXdbgfg
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,8,8,8,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01110010 10010010 10010010 10011110 10011010 10110010 0110101 1111010 1110111 1001011 100111 10011010 0011100 10011010 1011001 1111110 1110111 1001010 00110111 1001110 100111 11011010 1101101 1111010010 0110001 11011010 110101 01010011 1010111 110110110 0101101 111110110 0110110
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 211
- Average number of words per stanza: 41
- Amount of lines: 37
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; fighting, of, his, and are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words speaking, fighting, and are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of God's Work;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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