This is an analysis of the poem After Election that begins with:
THE day's sharp strife is ended now,
Our work is done, God knoweth how!... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabbccddeeddffgghhiieeddbbddddbbjjdd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 36,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01110101 11011101 11011001 01000111 110101010 010001010 11010111 01110101 11010001 11011101 11110101 01000100 11000101 00010101 01110111 11010101 11110111 01011101 01010101 01100101 11010101 01110111 11010101 01110101 01110101 11011101 11111101 01100101 11010111 01010111 11011101 01010101 11010101 11010101 11010101 01010101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 1288
- Average number of words per stanza: 232
- Amount of lines: 36
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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 After Election;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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