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

After the blast of lightning from the east,
The flourish of loud clouds, the Chariot throne,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd XXXcXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 1001010001 01001101001 1001011111 1001110101 1101110001 1101101101 1111110101 1101010101 1111111111 10111010 1111000111 11001110001 1101110101 11010101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 206
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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