This is an analysis of the poem The Trumpet that begins with:

Rise up, rise up,
And, as the trumpet blowing...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabaXccdde ababXdXdeedd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 1101010 100101 10110 011110 01110 11110 01110 0101110 100100 111100 0011 011101 10110 01100100 110100 1011001 11101001 110101 1001 0011 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 258
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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