This is an analysis of the poem The Physician’s Prayer that begins with:

My God, heal me and I shall be healed,
Let not Thine anger be kindled against me so that I be consumed....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: aaaXbXbX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 111111101 11110010011111001 1100101100 11010111 00111111 01100010101 101110010101 101110111 010110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 176
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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; be, i are repeated.

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

  • summary of The Physician’s Prayer;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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