This is an analysis of the poem In Memory Of General Grant that begins with:

WHITE wings of commerce sailing far,
Hot steam that drives the weltering wheel,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdefe aagahgdg edddfibi Xjejaghg chehdkek hljllmXm
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11010101 111101001 110101010 101010101 110010111 01111100 11110101 01111101 110111001 110011101 11011101 01010101 11110101 11011101 11010101 11010101 01010001 10110101 11110111 11011111 11010101 11111101 11010101 11010001 01010101 11110101 11010001 01110101 11010101 11010101 11010001 01010001 111111010 01011101 11001101 11110100 11010001 01010111 010100111 11010101 11001100 11010101 11110101 11010101 11111101 010101001 11110111 0100101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 280
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; as is repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines life is repeated).

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