This is an analysis of the poem The Arsenal At Springfield that begins with:

This is the Arsenal. From floor to ceiling,
Like a huge organ, rise the burnished arms;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb XbXb cdcd eaea cdXd fbfb egeX bbbb ecec gdgd bcbXXbbbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 00010001010 1011010101 11110111010 1001000101 11010111110 1011010111 1101110100 0100110100 111010100110 0101000101 11010111011 0101010111 11110101010 11010101001 11010101010 10101010101 11010110010 1101010101 1111011100 1011110101 01001111010 01110011101 01010001010 0101000101 01010111010 01001000101 11011001010 010000100 00110101010 0110010011 11010111010 1100010100 010101101010 0101011111 100010101010 1011010011 0101100101 11001011101 01010101010 1110000101 10110111010 01001110111 11010101010 1111010111000 11110001010 0101110101 11001100010 0101000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 176
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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