This is an analysis of the poem France In '93 that begins with:

Ark! the onward heavy tread
Hark! the voices rude... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aAAa Bbccdd aAAaBbeeff ggaXhXiiXdaa hhjjkk lleXlleeeeeeXXlXaaggXXmmhh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,10,12,6,26,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 10101 10100111 00100101 1111 1010101 10111010 10111010 1111101 010010111 1010101 10101 10100111 011101 1111 1010101 1010111 1010001 1011101 11111111 1011011 1111100 1110111 1011010 11010111 10010010 1110101 1010101 11110100 11010101 1111101 1010111 1010101 1010111 1011101 1010101 1011101 11010101 11000101 0101001001 1110111 0101110 1011101 1010101 1011101 10100001 1010101 1111101 1010111 1000101 1010101 10101010 1011111 01100100 10111010 011101110 11010101 11010101 11101010 10101110 1011011 01110111 1111101 101011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 338
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • Amount of lines: 64
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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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