This is an analysis of the poem Without God that begins with:

It seems as if...
God chooses to select and pick, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabcdeXbX X fXcgghgfibebdfjjchc X ifacccbXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,1,19,1,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110 11000111 111 011000 0101001 10100010 100 11100001 1101001 010010 101111 11 01101 0111111 1101 100110101 01111 0111101 010011 1010 111101 0011 110111 010 0111111 101000 1101100 110001 01111 0011 11110011 110 001101 1101111 10111 10111 100100100 011 1111010 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 188
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • 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:

    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 Without God;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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