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

Under what spell are we debased
By fears for our inviolate Isle,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababb cXcaa dcdcc efefX aaaaa gbgbb gagaa hihii iXijj klkll mamaa ljljj nlnlXXbkbkk
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111101 111101001 10100101 11010101 00010101001 11100001 01011000 11010101 01100101 1101110101 010010101 11111111 10110111 01010101 0101010111 11110100 11001111 01010101 01010101 0111010100 10110111 11011111 01000100 01010101 1011111101 1101001 11111111 10100101 11010001 11000100101 11010101 010110101 11010111 11010111 11010010101 11011101 01010101 01110111 01001101 1111010101 11010101 11010110 111101001 01010101 11011000101 01100111 01010101 01111101 11010101 01011100001 11011111 11100101 11110001 01110111 0111010101 11010101 11010101 11010101 11011111 1101010101 010100101 11010101 11010101 11010101 11000101100 00100101 11011101 01010101 11110101 0101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 176
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 70
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; to is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase believe connects the lines.

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

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

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