Sonnet On The American War. by Frances Anne Kemble: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet On The American War. that begins with:

She has gone down! Woe for the world, and all
Its weary workers! gazing from afar... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaXXcccddeee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 1111110111 0101010001 1011001101 1001001101 0101010110 100100111 1101110101 0111011101 1101111101 11111101001 1101011101 1001010111 1011011101 1101010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 611
  • Average number of words per stanza: 112
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • 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; to, of, and, for are repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase star connects the lines.

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