This is an analysis of the poem The Babylonian Captivity that begins with:

By far Euphrates’ stream we state,
A weary band of herded slaves, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab acac dbdb efef acac gggg fdfd bebe edeX hbhb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 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: 11010111 01010101 110101001 11000101 11111111 11110101 11011101 11110101 11111101 11010101 01010101 11110101 11010001 01010101 11110101 11000101 11100011 110011111 11111101 110010101 11110101 10011101 10110111 11010001 11011111 11110101 11010001 11010101 11110101 010101001 11011101 11111101 111101101 11010011 10011101 01111100 11100101 1101011 11110101 11011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; us 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 Babylonian Captivity;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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