This is an analysis of the poem I Desire Only His Blessings that begins with:

I've stopped attempting to find explanations,
For my thoughts. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXc acddd dbdeXaf degf gXh hbXXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,7,4,3,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010011010 111 11111101010 100100011 1010111 1111001 110101010 0010100010010 101100100 1010 0110 11101011010 11011 111111 1110110 1101010010 111110 10010101011001 001111010001 110111 111011010 0101 010100 10100 1111010 01100 101101001 101111 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; i is repeated.

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

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  • summary of I Desire Only His Blessings;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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