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

Aye, we will follow the Flag
Wherever she goes,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCBXdddecfc AbXbegXgXhch AidiXeXXhcac ABCBifefhaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,12,12,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101001 01011 000101 000101 110111 100111 100101 100101 101110 1101101 110101 100101 1101001 000101 100111 101101 110111 110111 101101 110111 110101 100101 101111 1000111 1101001 100111 100101 100101 111111 111111 100101 101101 100101 100101 111111 101101 1101001 01011 000101 000101 100111 000101 100111 101101 100111 1011101 001111 1101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 377
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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