This is an analysis of the poem I Found God that begins with:

If a forgiveness has been given,
To those who had perpetrated misdeeds......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: abcdcdbb X eXfgggh gbhfg XXgea
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,1,7,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 000101010 0111101001 0110011010001 110100100 11001001 101001000 111000111 10101100 111 1010 10100101 110 111010011001 1111111 10110011001 0101 111101010001 010 101101001 101111010 0101000011 11111 1010100101 011111 001001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of I Found God;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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