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

The East receives my songs, some praise, some curse
To each of them my gratitude I bear ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba Xcbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0101111111 0100110111 11010101110 1101001001 10010111010 1001011001 011111111100 1011111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 174
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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