This is an analysis of the poem The Challenge Of Thor that begins with:

I am the God Thor,
I am the War God,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXabcddcXde XeXfea XdgaadcXeccX febeXh Xgaefh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,6,12,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011 11011 110100 10111 110110 11010 10110 11010 00110 10010 101100 10010 11010 100110 110011 00110 010110 10010 011100 11010 010010 01111 11011 100010 10110 111010 0101100 10010 010110 10011 11011 110110 10010 10010 10011 10011 11011 11010 111010 10010 10110 11011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 188
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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

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

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