This is an analysis of the poem The Day Of Judgment that begins with:

When the bearing and doing are over,
And no more is to do or bear,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbaXcdc eedefXfX fcccXgbg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010110110 11100111 1011111 010110 111110110 11100001 1101101001 110101 11101110 10101111 11011110 110101 101001010 0101101 110010011 0111010 1010010010 1111101 1110100101 111101 101001110 110101 111001111 1111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 270
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

  • summary of The Day Of Judgment;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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