This is an analysis of the poem To E.S. Salomon that begins with:

What! Salomon! such words from you,
Who call yourself a soldier? Well,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abba acca deed fggf bhhb iiii gjjg kggk lmml ciic hhhh affa lggl gaag ihhi XjjX dnnX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11001101 11100101 01010111 11110101 01011101 11111101 11111111 01010001 01010101 01011111 1101011 110100101 11111101 01010101 11010101 11010101 11010101 11010101 11011100 11010001 10011111 01111101 11010001 01011100 11111101 01010001 11010101 11011101 00110111 01010101 01010101 01001101 11110111 11000101 01010101 11001101 11111111 11010011 11011101 11000101 01010111 01010101 11010001 01000101 0100011 11010111 01000101 01010001 01010100 11010101 01010101 01010101 01111101 11010111 01111101 11010101 011000111 11110101 01011101 11011111 11001101 01010101 11011111 01110101 11110011 11010011 01011101 010001110
  • Amount of stanzas: 17
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 69
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; your, brave, he, and, his are repeated.

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

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

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