This is an analysis of the poem Right On that begins with:

Ho! children of the brave,
Ho! freemen of the land,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababCC dedeCC bbbbaa fgfgCC XbfbCC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110001 110001 110001 100101 11111101 01010101 110101 010101 101111 111110 11111101 01010101 110111 010111 100101 111101 01110101 11010101 010101 0101001 110101 1010101 01011111 01011101 110101 100101 110101 1101001 01011111 01011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 183
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

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  • summary of Right On;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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