This is an analysis of the poem A Job God Has Already Done that begins with:

Those shades of skin,
Prioritized by next of kin....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXbcdXbdeadXddcdffd dX cXbcbbeX X ccXXbcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,2,8,1,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101 01011101 1011110 01110100101 01000011101 10101100 000100100100 011111010 011010100 001000010001101 10010101110 11000101 010011010001 101010110100 1010111001 010001101110001 111001011100 011101010001101 11010101 011010001010 11010 01011 111111011101 1001011001 10111000 010011101 11011010100101 110110100010 111011111 0100100111001000 11010101011 1 111101010101001 0 01011110 00111001 11010010001 110100001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 318
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

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

  • summary of A Job God Has Already Done;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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