This is an analysis of the poem Chillanwallah that begins with:

Chillanwallah, Chillanwallah!
Where our brothers fought and bled,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaabab XcXcdede Xfgfghgh XeXeiXia XeXejbjb Xajakhkh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10001000 1110111 111010010 1010101 11110010 1110101 110011010 1111101 10001000 1011111 10111110 10100101 10101010 1010011 11011010 1010101 10001000 1010111 10101010 1100101 10101010 1010001 10101010 1111001 10001000 1011101 10101010 1000101 101010100 0010100 101000100 1010001 10001000 1011001 101010010 0110101 10101010 0110101 01111010 1001101 10001000 1100101 10101010 1011101 11101010 1110111 10101010 11100011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 253
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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.

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  • summary of Chillanwallah;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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