This is an analysis of the poem The Power Of God that begins with:

They do not understand.
They actually believe, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXaXb cbbdc Aaabeb XbeaXfgX gfebeeXXafaab babbdeXgbeaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,6,8,13,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 1100001 1101001 01110100 00110101010 101010101 11011110001 11000010 01011101 101 111101 1110010 1101001110 01100110 011101 0101111010 111 1101 100010 0100110101 0010011101 1101001010 0101011 1011100 01000101 01101000101 1101001 01010 110 11010001 1100010 110001 10101 01001010 001101 110010 10101010 01001010 100100010 111 110 0111000001 01110101010 11 11001001010 11 11100011 01001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 199
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; they is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of The Power Of God;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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