This is an analysis of the poem The Dauntless Three that begins with:

Chris Watson, of the Parliament,
By his Caucus Gods he swore ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbacdDcDaeaXfef gcgXXcgX XXXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,8,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11000100 1010111 1011010 110111 10101110 110101 11010011 1111111 010001 1111111 010011 110010111 111101 1001100 110001 11010100 110001 11110101 10100111 101011101 1101010 111110010 110111 10011101 1101010 101011100 1011011010 11010100 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 315
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • 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; and is repeated.

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

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  • summary of The Dauntless Three;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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