This is an analysis of the poem The Trial Of The Gods that begins with:

NEVER nobler was the Senate,
Never grander the debate: ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabacdeX bacaXfcfgded hXeXXeba bieiXaaajXgX bkaXXlhlcfefXaga hakaekbkcajakXeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,12,8,12,16,16,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101010 1010001 11111110 1010001 11101010 1010101 10100110 10111010 101010110 1010101 10101010 1010001 10101010 1010101 1101111 1011111 10101010 10010111 11111010 10101001 10100010 0010100 11111010 0010100 11111010 1110101 10101110 1010001 10101010 1110001 10101110 1111101 1011010 10101101 00101010 11010101 10101010 1111101 001101010 1010101 10100010 1010001 10111010 10100100 11101100 1010101 10101110 1010101 10100010 1010111 101000101 110001 10100010 110001 01101100 010111 1100010 010101 1101110 1101001 1101010 011101 11000101 110011 11110100 110101 11111111 111111 1101111 0110110 11001110 1110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 378
  • Average number of words per stanza: 65
  • Amount of lines: 72
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

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

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