This is an analysis of the poem Drummond: Indomitable Soldier that begins with:

FROM SAFFRON dawn that lit the morning sky
Until the moon passed, blanching at the sight...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabba cbbcdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0101110101 0101110101 0101010110 1101011101 01010111001 01001110101 0111001101 1101010001 0111010101 0101010101 01110100111 01010011101 1111010101 10011010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 293
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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