This is an analysis of the poem Independence Day that begins with:
WHAT does it all mean anyway,
Noise of cannon and boom of gun,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Xabaccdd bebeffcc ghghiiee
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11011101 10101101 1001001001 10000101 10110101 1001011010 10111101 0100100101 10010101101 110100101 010110101 010110101 010100101 011110111 010110101 010110101 10100100111 1100110101 0010110111 010010100 10100101 10100101 10011101 000100101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 305
- Average number of words per stanza: 57
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; with, her, and, love, of are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words her, love are repeated.
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- summary of Independence Day;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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