This is an analysis of the poem Ho For California! that begins with:
Rouse ye, Yankees, from your dreaming!
See that vessel, strong and bold,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababcbcbddBeebff dgdgchhhddBccbfF ababaiaiddBjjbfFXcjcjebebaabaabfF
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,16,33,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11100110 1110111 10101010 101011 10101010 1010101 10111110 1110101 1010 1110 1110101 1010 1110 100101 010101110 110101010 111001010 1011101 10101010 0010101 10101010 1100111 1110101 1011101 10010 1010 1110101 1010 1110 1110101 11101110 10101010 10101010 1110111 10101110 0001001 11101010 1011101 11111110 1011101 1101 1111 1110101 1111 0101 010101001 11101010 10101010 10111010 1010101 10111110 1111101 10101110 1010101 10101010 0100101 1010 1110 1111101 0110 1010 1110101 11101010 10101010
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 440
- Average number of words per stanza: 78
- Amount of lines: 64
- Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Ho For California!;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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