This is an analysis of the poem Lincoln that begins with:

Yea, this is he, whose name is synonym
Of all that's noble, though but lowly born;... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacdXXdd X ecceccccbffbff X ghhgghhgcfXcfh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,1,14,1,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1001110101 0111011101 1101010101 1111111101 1001111101 10011011111 0101111101 1101010101 1101011111 0011010111 1011011000 1011010101 1101010001 1101110101 1 1001010101 0101010011 1011011001 0111000101 1011010101 1111011101 1011100111 1011010100 11111001001 1011110111 0101000101 1011010100 1101011101 1011100111 1 1111011111 1101011101 1001110101 11000111111 0111010101 0111010011 1111001111 1101011111 1111011111 01001011101 1111101100 1111111011 1001011101 1010110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 362
  • Average number of words per stanza: 68
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, who, of, him, praise are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Lincoln;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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