This is an analysis of the poem The Taking Of Quebec that begins with:

STANZAS ON THE TAKING OF QUEBEC, AND DEATH OF
GENERAL WOLFE... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX abXbcdcdeaea
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 101010001110 1001 0101000101 11010001001 1101001101 11010010101 1101010101 10111110101 0101111101 1111010111 0101110101 1111010101 1111110011 1011010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 304
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

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