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

IF thou art a collecting-place,
a place in space where all things...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXXbdbbX ebbc bbbbbb XfdXagfaXbaea bdeXXaXbhcheggXee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,4,6,13,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01100101 0101111 1101 11010100 10010101 01110011010 111101010101 1010 1111011101 1101 1101011101010 1110011101 11011101110 110111010101 0111111010 11110001 0100101111 100111010111 010101110 01010001001 0111010100 100111 010100011101 01100 0110000111 110111100 01101011001 1010 0101001 010101001101 11010101 1001001111 1010110110 0110000101 0010110100 111110100101 1001011 11010001010100 1011 00100101 001101001 001010101001 110100111 01101101010 101101 01000100001 010011 11110010011 010100111 101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 374
  • Average number of words per stanza: 69
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; all, of, and, to, from are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words so, desire are repeated.

    The author used the same word if at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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