This is an analysis of the poem A Work Of God's Art that begins with:

Mistakes I have made,
To accept and admit......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXabcXc BB dbaXdeea BB ffaaXaaXXBB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,2,8,2,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01111 001101 1100101100 11101001 0111101 11011101001 1111001111 0101001101 11110001 11101011 111011010100 1010100101001 101001111001 010101 010101 01010101 1111101111 10111101101 11110001 11101011 11011111010 11010111010 111010111 01110111111 1101000111 110101 001010101 111001101001 11110001 11101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 180
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word show is repeated.

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of A Work Of God's Art;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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