This is an analysis of the poem To A Word-Warrior that begins with:

Frank Pixley, you, who kiss the hand
That strove to cut the country's throat,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXa caac daad aeea fggf hbbX caac ijji ckkc ajja kddk hllh ajja mXXm mnnm chhcXhffh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 11010101 10010111 01000101 01010011 01010001 01010111 11110110 11110011 10101101 01010101 11111101 11010011 01000101 01010111 01010101 11010011 110010101 01010111 11110101 11010111 11010111 01110011 01101100 11000101 11010101 010011101 11010011 11010101 01010101 11010111 01110101 01011101 01010111 01110001 11000011 011111001 01011101 11100101 01000101 11110001 11010101 01010101 11110101 01110111 01010011 01010101 11000101 01010101 11010101 11010101 010010101 11111111 11010101 1110000 01110101 01010101 01011101 01000101 01010100 01010101 0111001001 01010101 01010001 01001101 11000111 110101101 11011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 17
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 68
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, to are repeated.

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

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

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