This is an analysis of the poem Little Major that begins with:
At his post, the "Little Major"
Dropp'd his drum, that battle-day;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XabaCBDX CBDX efefXcec efXfeXXX egXgbfXf
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,8,8,8,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101010100 1011101 10111010 1110111 101011010 1110101 11101110 11111110 101011010 1110101 11101110 11111110 11101111 1010101 101100011 0010101 11111011 1010101 10111011 1110101 10111011 1110101 10111100 1110101 00111010 1010101 1001010100 1111111 10111011 1011001 10111010 1010001 10111010 0010101 01101010 1111111
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 251
- Average number of words per stanza: 45
- Amount of lines: 36
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; they is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word can is repeated.
The poet repeated the same word soon at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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