This is an analysis of Pater Omnipotens by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Serene in his unconquerable might
Endued[,] the Almighty King, his steadfast throne…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXXabbX
  • Stanza lengths: 9,
  • Metre: 010010001 01001010111 01010000010 1101110111 1101111101 1000010001 1000100101001 1101111001 101011010101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 9