This is an analysis of the poem Die Godsbesluit that begins with:

Voor die onheilswoning en
tussen die skaars-beblaarde...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXaXaXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,7,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110001 101110 1001011 11001111 1101111 10110011 110111 11110010 1110111 01111 11100100 110111 111101110 1101101 1011011 1110 11111111 1110 10110111 110101 1111111 1110 11101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 212
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Die Godsbesluit;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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