This is an analysis of the poem God Has Instructed Me 'Not' To Be The Judge that begins with:
Before...
When I denied myself, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXbcdec de XffgfgX dabX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,2,7,4,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01 110111 010010 111111010 1111001 10010010 101001 110 1010 1101 01 011101010 0010100010 101011100111 1010100 110111 1010 111110101 1011011111 11100101111010 11010110001
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
- Average number of words per stanza: 29
- Amount of lines: 21
- Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, and are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.
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