This is an analysis of the poem The Olive Of Peace that begins with:
Now sheath'd is the Sword that was wild as the blast:
The Tempest of Slaughter and Terror is past; ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabbCCcCX ddeeCC ccbbCC bbffCC aaggCC ddddCCcCX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,6,6,6,6,9,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11001111101 01001011001 110001011001 101001101011 1101 1101 1001 1101 111110101 10001011011 01101001011 11111010001 001101101011 1101 11011 11011001001 101001001101 11101111001 11111111101 1101 11011 110001001001 11001001001 1110010101011 111111001001 1101 11011 01001011001 101101001101 1100101101 101011001011 1101 11011 11001110001 11111101011 01001011111 101011011101 1101 1101 1011 1101 111110101
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 249
- Average number of words per stanza: 47
- Amount of lines: 42
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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; as, and are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word thou is repeated.
The poet repeated the same word c at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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- summary of The Olive Of Peace;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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