This is an analysis of the poem A God In Wrath that begins with:

A god in wrath
Was beating a man; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXaXbbbXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101 11001 11110 01001 11111001 110110 011110 1110101001 0101 10101010 1 1010010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 319
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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