This is an analysis of the poem The Resolve that begins with:

IN trumpet-toned accents I heard
A voice in a vision to cry;—...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd eded fgfg dhdh X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011011 01001001 11011001 11111011 11011011 11111001 11011001 11011011 11011001 01011011 11011001 11111001 11001001 01001011 01001101 01101001 11101111 11011011 010001011 01001001 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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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  • summary of The Resolve;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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