This is an analysis of the poem The Call Of Liberty. May 1809 that begins with:

YE nations of Europe! arising to war,
And scorning submission to tyranny's might... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaab cccddeec bbcffcccccgcchhgaac bbcccbbdbbiid ffijj eeiiiacckkaiibaaddb lladdhha eefiijjf ccd XjXaecXajjdXababbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,8,19,13,5,19,8,8,3,18,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 11001001001 11001001001 11001011101 010011010001 01001101 11001011001 11011001001 01011001 101001011001 01101001001 110011011001 01011101111 11011011 11011011011 01011001011 11101011 11001011101 01011011011 111001011001 01011001011 11011001 010100010101 11001011001 011110011 101001001001 11111011001 11001001011 11001001001 11011001 110001001001 11011001001 11001011 10101001001 101010011001 01010011001 110001001001 100100010001 110011111001 11001101001 101001001 11011011011 11101011101 01111001001 11101101011 01101011 1111100011001 11101001011 11011001 11001001111 101001001001 11011111001 11011111001 11001011 11001011101 110110001001 11011001 01011101001 11001111011 11011011111 11101011001 111011101 110010011011 11011011111 11001001 11001011001 11011011111 01001101001 11001001001 111001001 01101001011 111111111001 11111011 0100100111011 01001010001 11011011011 01001001011 11001001 11110011001 01001011001 01101011 11101011011 0101010010001 11111101001 11011011011 110010011 110010001011 11001011101 11001011 11011111010 11011011111 110110110110 11111011001 11001011 111111000111 11111111010 01011011 11111101001 01001001001 01011101001 01001001010 101001001 11111011011 11011011 01011011011 10011101011 11001111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 464
  • Average number of words per stanza: 83
  • Amount of lines: 106
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; of, o, they, it, to, my, and, thou, in, may, thy, your are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words oh, and, the, thy are repeated.

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  • summary of The Call Of Liberty. May 1809;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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