Death Of Gen. Jackson - An Eulogy by George Moses Horton: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Death Of Gen. Jackson - An Eulogy that begins with:

Hark! from the mighty Hero's tomb,
I hear a voice proclaim! ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAAA bcbc dede fgfg bhXh aaaa ibibXAAAA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010101 110101 01110101 110101 01011101 110101 11010101 010111 11010101 110101 11010101 110101 100100010 110101 110101010 011101 110100111 011001 100101010 111101 11010101 110001 01110101 100101 11000101 111101 11110101 010101 10010101 110101 01110101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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; from is repeated.

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

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