This is an analysis of the poem Naucratia; Or Naval Dominion. Part Iii. that begins with:

Awhile let War his bloody banners fold,
And smiling Peace her gentler triumphs hold.... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddeebbffbbccggbbhhbbaacciibbffaabbggbXddbbaabbaaccggaajjkkfXaaaXbbddgg hhaaiijjddeecckk ggllccaabbmmffaakkbbaajjaXggff ccaaXXaabb bbddbbbbbbXciiaannjjkkaaggkkggggccaaccff oopphhbbbbqqaabbooii ccbbaaggaa ccjjaafrjjbbaaaallppddffaabbddXa ccjjdd bbaamm
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 76,16,30,10,40,20,10,32,6,6,38,20,44,28,12,6,48,16,22,10,20,34,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
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  • Amount of stanzas: 22
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1089
  • Average number of words per stanza: 183
  • Amount of lines: 544
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; her, of, and, to, in, o'er, their, our, by, hence, his are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words to, a, the, her, one, now, where, hence, all, ye, so are repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase walls connects the lines.

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  • summary of Naucratia; Or Naval Dominion. Part Iii.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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