This is an analysis of When Allah Spoke by Arlo Bates.

Was I not thine when Allah spoke the word
Which formed from smoke the sky?…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XabCAbCAdadaaaabab
  • Stanza lengths: 18,
  • Metre: 1111110101 110101 011111 110101 011101 011111 110101 011101 1111110101 110110 1111111011 111101 111111101101 101101 0101100101 111111 1101011101 111101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 18

Repeated words/phrases

stars, one, with, thee

Epiphora

thee