This is an analysis of the poem To Napoleon that begins with:

The heroes of the present and the past
Were puny, vague, and nothingness to thee:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaabcXdecedcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0100001101 0101110001 1101110001 1111011111 11010100101 1101100111 11110010100 11010100101 0101110101 1101110111 0101110101 0101011111 01001010111 1101110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 569
  • Average number of words per stanza: 108
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; and is repeated.

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