This is an analysis of the poem One Of The Signers that begins with:

O storied vale of Merrimac
Rejoice through all thy shade and shine,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab bcbc Xbdb eceX fXfX gfgX bdbd Xaca bhbh bbbb diXi jkjkXejej
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11010100 01111111 100100111 01110101 01010001 01010101 01000111 11011101 01010110 01011100 110100000 11010100 01110101 0111000101 11010101 010101000 010100101 01101111 11110101 11010100 01110111 11010101 01010111 11010100 11110011 11010101 10110111 01010101 101100100 11010101 11010110 01110101 01111101 10111101 11010101 11110011 11111101 11011111 11011111 11010001 11011101 11010101 010101010 01010101 11110101 11111111 000100101 01110111 11111101 10010001 01010101 11011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; and, their are repeated.

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

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  • summary of One Of The Signers;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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