This is an analysis of the poem A Sentiment Offered At The Dinner To H. I. H. The Prince Napoleon that begins with:

AT THE REVERE HOUSE,
SEPTEMBER 25,1861... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aX bcbcXada efefgaga ghXhcaca fifigaga jXjXcaca kdkdaaaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011 0101 01011101 011101 00010101 111101 11011110 110111 11110101 111111 01110101 010101 11010101 010101 011101001 010101 11010111 111111 10010111 1100101 111100001 111101 11110101 1100101 110010101 110111 11010011 1101011 01111101 010101 11110011 010101 11100101 011111 11011001 1111011 11110101 010110 111100110 110101 11100101 011111 11110111 110111 11010111 110001 11010111 010101 01110111 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 226
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • 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.

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

    The poet repeated the same word france at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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