This is an analysis of the poem Guard Of The Eastern Gate that begins with:

Halifax sits on her hills by the sea
In the might of her pride,-- ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd XeXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1011101101 001001 01001001001 001101 01101001001 11001 111101011011 001011 1111001001 001011 101001001001 101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; her, of are repeated.

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  • summary of Guard Of The Eastern Gate;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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