This is an analysis of the poem Stand Fast! that begins with:
Stand fast, Great Britain!
Together England, Scotland, Ireland stand ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaabbccdD accaadddD aeeffeedD
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: heroic couplets
- Metre: 11110 01010101001 1001110101 1001111011 11000111001 0101010101 0101010101 1011011111 1011 1111 011100010101 1101011101 1101010101 1111001101 1111010111 1111000101 0101100101 1011 1111 1101000111 1101111111 1111101001 1101011111 1101010101 1101010101 0100010111 1011
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 365
- Average number of words per stanza: 64
- Amount of lines: 27
- Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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; thy is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words o, their, fight are repeated.
The author used the same word stand at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The poet repeated the same word fast at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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- summary of Stand Fast!;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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