This is an analysis of the poem Judgment that begins with:

So be it, God, I take what Thou dost give,
And gladly give what Thou dost take away.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabba cXcbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1001111111 1101111101 1111010111 0100110111 1111010101 1101011101 1111100001 1101111101 1111010101 1011110001 1111011101 1111111101 0111111100 1111111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 295
  • Average number of words per stanza: 58
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; thou, my are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Judgment;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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