This is an analysis of the poem De Nederlage Nerviers that begins with:

'Heil Caesar, heil den Adelaar!
Men viere Caesars zegepraal!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme:
  • Stanza lengths (in strings):
  • Closest metre:
  • Сlosest rhyme:
  • Сlosest stanza type:
  • Guessed form:
  • Metre:
  • Amount of stanzas: 20
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 340
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 206
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; men, en, hoiho, de, 't, , al, hoe, wij, zij, vallen, triomf, belgen are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words de, gelijk, men, geen, en, scharen, volt, o, hoe are repeated.

    The author used the same word de at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of De Nederlage Nerviers;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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