This is an analysis of the poem Wars In Queen Victorias Reign that begins with:

We will now sing in thoughtful strain
Of wars in Queen Victoria's reign,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbaaccdXXXeeaafXccbbgXddccXfeeeeffhhhhXXddgXddeehhiihhjj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 58,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 10110101 010101001 01010101 110100111 11010001 11110101 11011101 01001101 11010101 11011000 1100110 11010011 11010111 11011001 110111110 110101110 11110101 01010010 01010101 01010101 110101001 1100111 110101001 1111010100 00110101 11001101 11010101 110100001 0101010 01010101 0101111 10011101 0010010 01010101 10101001 010101001 01010101 11110101 11010101 110100101 1100111010 01101110 01001101 0111101 11101111 110010110 01011101 01010101 11111101 1100101 11000101 11000101 11101111 11110001 11011101 01011111 11110101 11110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1963
  • Average number of words per stanza: 347
  • Amount of lines: 58
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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