What type of poem is this and what figurative language is used?

God moves in a mysterious way

His wonders to perform;

He plants his footsteps in the sea,

And rides upon the storm.



Deep in unfathomable mines

Of never-failing skill

He treasures up his bright designs,

And works his sovereign will.



Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take!

The clouds ye so much dread

Are big with mercy, and shall break

In blessing on your head.



Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,

But trust him for his grace;

Behind a frowning providence

He hides a smiling face.



His purposes will ripen fast,

Unfolding every hour;

The bud may have a bitter taste,

But sweet will be the flower.



Blind unbelief is sure to err

And scan his work in vain;

God is his own interpreter,

And he will make it plain.

What type of poem is this and what figurative language is used?
First of all, this poem is iambic. That means the accents are weak/STRONG/weak/STRONG.



"god MOVES in A mysTERious WAY

his WONders TO perFORM,

he PLANTS his FOOTsteps IN the SEA

and RIDES upON the STORM"



This is also a ballad - it combines tetrameter (used in lines 1 and 3 of each stanza) and trimeter (used in lines 2 and 4 of each stanza. That means in all lines 1 and 3 there are 4 sets of weak/STRONG accents and in all lines 2 and 4 there are 3 sets of weak/STRONG.



"[god MOVES] [in A] [mysTER][ious WAY]

[his WON][ders TO] [perFORM],

[he PLANTS] [his FOOT][steps IN] [the SEA]

[and RIDES] [upON] [the STORM]"



As for the figurative speech, there's loads of it in this poem.



For example: "His purposes will ripen fast, unfolding every hour; the bud may have a bitter taste, but sweet will be the flower." This metaphor towards a flower or a plant means that God's plans will grow fast and they come all the time and at first his plans may seem awful or things may go wrong, but in the end it will all be worth it.



Hope that helps, I'll check back to see if you need more information.

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