This is an analysis of the poem American Boys, Hello! that begins with:

Oh! we love all the French, and we speak in French
As along through France we go.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabbbXCCX daaaaXXXX daece eXCCX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110111101 1011111 10100111111 1011110111 101101111 11100110 1001001 1011111 0100110 1101101011 0101111 1111111111 1010011111 1110111111 11011100101001 110101 1110100101 011110 1100100101 1011101 1010100111 111101111 11 001011111 011110 1001001 1011111 0100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 249
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; we, and, you are repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of American Boys, Hello!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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