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

Day of judgement, day of wonders!
Hark! the trumpet's awful sound, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababb cdcXd dedee dfdfX ghghh fgfgX Xaaaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101010 1010101 10101010 1010101 10100010101 10111010 1010001 11110010 1111010100 10101101111 10101010 1010111 10101010 1010101 10101010101 10101010 00111001 11111010 10100101 1001010101110 10111011 1110101 11101011 1100101 11101010111 1011101 1110101 10110111 1010101 111011111010 10101100 1011101 10111010 1110101 11101010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 188
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; you is repeated.

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  • summary of The Day Of Judgement;
  • central theme;
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