This is an analysis of the poem [month Of] August that begins with:

The soldier month, the bulwark of the year,
That never more shall hear such victories told; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd ceXece
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 0101010001 11011111001 11010001011 1100010101 1100010111 01010010111 11000001001 1101010111 0011100101 11001111001 01010100010 11010110101 0101110101 1111010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 309
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • 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:

    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.

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  • summary of [month Of] August;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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