This is an analysis of the poem Howard At Atlanta that begins with:

RIGHT in the track where Sherman
Ploughed his red furrow,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcXdeaXXeffaffcccaXdecfXfgfgfdXaXdfXXXagagdfdaXXfdfXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 56,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001110 10110 1001010 1001010 10010110 01010100 10111010 101010 11011010 0011110 1001010 1001010 0101110 01110 1001010 10010 0111010 11110 1101010 110010 11001010 110111 11010110 001001 1101010 01110 1011111 01110 0101010 0101110 11011011 01110 11111110 11111 1111010 11011 111010010 110010 1010111100 10110 1110010 11110 01011010 01110 0110010 11010 11101110 0111010 1111110 1101110 1011010 01010 1111010 1101010 1111110 01110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1567
  • Average number of words per stanza: 281
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, with are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word no is repeated.

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