This is an analysis of the poem When The God Drank Milk that begins with:

This was the second time
He spanned the world...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcadeXbXce XXf aggXdhhffX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,3,10,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101 1101 1100101 1001010 1000010010 1011010010 10111111 0100100110 00100100100 01101111 0110101 111100100 1010101000 11010101010 01111011 1010110010 010101101 00110010 101101001 1010100 11010 101 011 1011 01011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 183
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of When The God Drank Milk;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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