This is an analysis of the poem Beautifying The Flag that begins with:

To us the Flag has little meant.
Each glorious stripe of red...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcbcbdedX bfbfgbgbhghg ibibaaaaejej
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,12,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011101 1100101 11010101 010101 11110101 110101 01011101 110101 11011101 110100 11010111 011100 01010111 011101 01010101 110111 11111101 0101001 11001111 010101 01000111 01001001 11010101 010111 01110101 111101 01110101 111101 11010111 010001 01111101 110001 01000000 110101 11010001 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 412
  • Average number of words per stanza: 70
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Beautifying The Flag;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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