This is an analysis of the poem All Hail To The Czar! that begins with:

All hail to the Czar! By the fringe of the foam
That thunders, untamed, around Albion's shore,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcbcX dbdbebeX fdfdgbgX hghgibiX djdjkbkX kXkalblX gmgmlblX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11001101001 11010001101 11011111111 001011101011 101011011011 101001011001 1010101111001 11001011001 11001101011 01001001011 111010001011 101001101001 0010110011101 101011001001 11111001011 101101011001 11001011111 001001001001 11001011111 101101101001 101001011011 101011111101 111001011001 111001111001 11001111111 111011111011 111011001111 101101011111 11111011001 111001111001 011001101001 1010101011001 11001111011 11001001001 111011101001 0011111001001 111001101001 001111011111 111101011011 011111011001 11001101011 110001011011 111011111001 111111001001 101011111101 101101001001 111011111101 011111111001 11001111111 111001101001 111101111001 101010011001 11101011011 11110001011 11011011001 111011011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 405
  • Average number of words per stanza: 78
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 50 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • 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; her, to, and, our, ye, of are repeated.

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

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

    The poet repeated the same word '' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of All Hail To The Czar!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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