November Fifth by Louisa Stuart Costello: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem November Fifth that begins with:

Anniversary of the Loss of H.M.S. Tweed
Oh, what relief to gaze on yonder sky,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abcb dddd ecea fgfg hghg didi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 10100001011 1101011101 1101011101 0101011100 1001010101 1111110101 10110101001 0101110110 11110101101 11110011101 11001000100 0111011101 1101010101 0111011100 1101010111 0101010111 1101010101 1111010101 11111101001 0101001101 0111110101 11111100101 1011010101 0111110101 1111011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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 are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of November Fifth;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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