This is an analysis of the poem The Battle Cry Of Freedom (Southern Version) that begins with:

Our flag is proudly floating
On the land and on the main,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaBcaB XdXdXaB efBeXD fcBdXD caBXbD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010 1011101 110101010 0101110 1110101 110101010 10110010 110101 10010 11001 11010101 110101 110101010 110111 0010001 110101010 10100111 1110 11010101010 111111 1010101 110101010 1100010 110111 11010101010 1111010 100111 110101010 1101010 110011 11010101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 199
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; shout, of are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word we'll is repeated.

    The poet repeated the same words freedom, chorus at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of The Battle Cry Of Freedom (Southern Version);
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  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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