This is an analysis of the poem Song Of The Many that begins with:

This is the song of the many
Who seldom are mentioned in praise, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbbbbbcdXd dedefcfcghgh aiaicjcjeded
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,12,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 00010010 11011001 010010010 11001111 0101001110 10011101 110110010 01001001 010110110 01001111 010010100 01011011 010010010 11001011 1111111110 11011011 010010110 11001011 111011010 01011001 1111011110 11001011 111111000 101111001 110010110 11101001 010011110 01001001 0100010010 11001011 010110110 011001011 111011110 01011001 10111010010 11011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 428
  • Average number of words per stanza: 74
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; in, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, but, in are repeated.

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