This is an analysis of the poem All These My Banners Be that begins with:

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All these my banners be.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abXXXca XXXdbcbXdXXX Xc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,7,12,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 111100 111100 010 0101110 1101100 1100001 01 01000111100 01001110 010101000 010101 1101010 110101 101110 1110000 111010 001010 1110100 1001110 011111010 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.

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  • summary of All These My Banners Be;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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