This is an analysis of the poem The Red-Men that begins with:

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My footsteps press where, centuries ago,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bcbcdedeaafgfg X bdbdhdhdididgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,14,1,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1 1111110001 0111110111 1111011111 11001010111 01001001101 1111010101 1101101101 1111010101 1001011111 0111110101 1101010001 1101010001 1101010101 110101110101 1 1101110111 10110110001 0111001101 1101011101 0101000101 0111010101 1100100101 11001010101 0110000111 1011000101 0101010111 1011010101 01010001001 101111110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 311
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (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; and, we are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words we, a are repeated.

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

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