This is an analysis of the poem Mustering Song that begins with:

The boss last night in the hut did say
"We start to muster at break of day;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabX caddee cXbX ffeegghh hhiiiijj ddhh kkll mmbb nnff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,4,8,8,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011100101 110101101 101111101 1011011110 11000101100010 1100010010101 10100111011 0100110111 100111001 1010100101 01011101 101011100 1110110101 110111001 10111101011 0100100011 011111111 11101101001 1111100101 110101001 11010101 11101000111 0111011001 00101101101 111100111 11010111 1110011101 010010101 001010101 10011101 1100100101 0011000101 011101101 011100101 11011101 11010111 01011101 111100111 1010111 11110111 10101101 01010101 01011101 100110101 1010111001 11111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 199
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 46
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in, so, morning, early are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words so, we, a, i are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Mustering Song;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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