This is an analysis of the poem War-Song Of The Spanish Patriots that begins with:

YE who burn with glory's flame!
Ye who love the Patriot's fame;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcddeec ddccf ggaaf aaaachheec ii iiieeiii eeiibXheejjb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,5,5,10,2,8,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110101 11101001 1110101 1010111 1001 10100111 1110101 0010101 01100101 0101 1010101 1010101 1001101 11101010 10001 1010101 1010011 1110101 1000101 0101 1010101 1100101 1010101 1010101 0101 1100101 1010001 1011001 1010101 1111 10101001 1110111 1110101 01010101 1001 10100101 10100101 1010101 1110101 1101 1111101 1011101 1111101 1011101 0101 10111010 1111111 1111101 1011001 1011111 1010101 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 215
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; ye, who, by, to, like are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words ye, be, see, by are repeated.

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