This is an analysis of the poem God's Blessing that begins with:

If you aren't brave enough to live your own life,
By doing those things you say you like......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaccXaX ddefXX XfbeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011010101111 110111111 111 0111 11111 1101010 111011 1101011 001 1 10011 11101101 110010001 010110 111111011 01 010111 0100100 10111000
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 164
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you is repeated.

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

  • summary of God's Blessing;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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