This is an analysis of the poem A Wake Up Call that begins with:

Don't come to my doorstep,
With beliefs you can deliver disrespect....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABBCDC Xecedf Xgbhhdh ABBCDC XaXgbf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,7,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110111 00111010101 11011001 01110100 11010111011 110110100 111011 1010010101 10011011010 11101000001 0111111001 10001001111 0111101 1111101 1010111010 111111101 01111010100100 11110001 1111111101 110111 00111010101 11011001 01110100 11010111011 110110100 00100100101100 000101011111 101010010 010001111110 101010100110001 010111101010000111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 239
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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, and are repeated.

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

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