This is an analysis of the poem A Cry To Arms that begins with:

Ho! woodsmen of the mountain side!
Ho! dwellers in the vales!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABaBcaca bbbbcdcd efefbdbd dbdbegeg hihicdcd ABaBcjcj
  • 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: 11000101 110001 11110101 1100001 11111111 110101 11111101 111101 010101101 111111 1111111 110101 11011101 010101 11110101 010101 10010111 010111 110100101 110101 01110101 0101001 11010001 111001 11010111 011101 110101011 011001 11111101 101101 01111101 010101 11111111 111111 01010101 110111 11010101 011101 10011101 110101 11000101 110001 11110101 1100001 11010001 010111 11011101 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 256
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; ho, and, your, with are repeated.

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

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  • summary of A Cry To Arms;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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