This is an analysis of the poem God Is...My Audience that begins with:

God is...my audience!
If my Father is pleased......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abbccd eXfb bbgXb fdafdbg ahdh AeaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,5,7,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110100 011001 101111 11010111 111 1001011 11111010010 110010 01010101 0011101101 110101 110001 111 110011 111 111101101 1111101 1101001 11111 1101101 101001111 10011111 0101 110101001111 110010010011 1011101 110100 1111010 11011010 11001010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

    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; my, me, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of God Is...My Audience;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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