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

The world is charged with the grandeur of God.
It will flame out, like shining from shook foil;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabba cdcdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0101000101 0011110011 010001010101 1111111101 1010111111 11010110101 111111101 0111111101 1110100101 1101010111 1101110111 11010111001 0101011001 110110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 355
  • Average number of words per stanza: 62
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 50 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; trod, have are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words it, 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 Grandeur;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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