This is an analysis of the poem Though Short Thy Span, God's Unimpeach'D Decrees that begins with:
Though short thy span, God's unimpeach'd decrees,
Which made that shorten'd span one long disease,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabbXcddccaaddcceeff
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 11111100001 1111011101 11000100111 1101010111 11000010100 1101110111 1011010101 110111001001 1101011101 11110110001 1101110101 0101110101 1101010001 10110010011 1011110101 1110011101 11010011101 1101001101 1101110101 1101010111
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 905
- Average number of words per stanza: 146
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- 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.
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