This is an analysis of the poem Thank God For All Gifts that begins with:

Thank God for all gifts.
And blessings given bestowed....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcbXdXdXebXbX X f XXX bg XgaX chh X X XfiXXfei
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,1,1,3,2,4,3,1,1,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111 1101001 001101 001010001 1110101 001111 10100 010101100 01001001000 1110 11110010 11101 1010100 010100101 101010101 111011101 1100101 1 1111100 101111111 1011 11 1 1 11111011 01111 1 110101 10100010 111 10111 1 111 101111101 11111 1101110 111101100 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 83
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

  • summary of Thank God For All Gifts;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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