This is an analysis of the poem Thoughts On Predestination And Reprobation : Part I. that begins with:

Flatter me not with your Predestination,
Nor sink my spirits with your Reprobation.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcdedbXX ddffaagfhgii ggeeXXeehh Xfccggff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,12,10,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110111010 11110011000 0111011101 1 1 1 1 1100111 1101000010 1101110101 1101110111 1101011101 1001010101 0101111101 1011100101 0101110111 0011010101 1 1 11111111 1101010011 0101110011 1101010101 1101110111 1101011101 1101010111 110 1 010101 0101010101 1111110001 1101010110 1101110110 0101110101 10010100101 1111110101 1011000101 1011010101 1101010101 01001010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 332
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; your, and, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of Thoughts On Predestination And Reprobation : Part I.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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