This is an analysis of the poem A Triumph Of Order that begins with:

A squad of regular infantry
In the Commune's closing days, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbb cbdb XXcX XeXe fffX Xghg fbdb ggXX hfXf cXfa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010100100 00100101 11001010 1010111 101001110 1111011 1110100111 1101001 01010101 111011100 100010010 00100110 100111100100 10011101 111110110 1110111 10101110 0111001 0110110010 111111010 10001111010 010101 101011101 1010101 1010101101 00101101 11101010101 0010111 1010101110 011111 1010111101 11111110 01010101 1101001 0101100101 110111 10101110 01101110 010010111 110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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, and, it, his are repeated.

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

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  • summary of A Triumph Of Order;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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