This is an analysis of the poem The Battle Of The Baltic that begins with:

Of Nelson and the North
Sing the glorious day's renown, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbcccb dbXbeaaae dbdbbfffb bgbgehhhe bibiXdddX jdjdklllk
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,9,9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101 10100101 1010111 1010111 1010101101 1110101 0010101 1010101 101 110001 1110101 1010101 1010101 0110101101 1110111 1110111 1010101 101 1010101 0010101 1010101 10010101 1011101111 0010001 1011101 1010101 001 010101 1010011 1010101 0110111 110101101 111101 1110101 1010101 101 110101 11101001 1110111 1110101 110101111 111111 0011101 110101 011 111101 1010011 1010101 1011101 110111111 1110011 1100101 1111101 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 271
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 54
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; again is repeated.

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