This is an analysis of the poem A Voice Of The Loyal North that begins with:

1861
JANUARY THIRD... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X a bcbcdbdb bebefdfd ghgheiei iXibdede aeaedgdg jXjXbdbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 10101 11110101 010111 01010101 010101 11010101 010111 111100111 110101 1010110101 010111 110101001 110101 110110101 110101 110001001 111101 11110101 010101 11010101 0100111 01010101 010101 11000101 010101 11001111 111110 010100101 111101 101010111 010101 01010111 111101 01010101 010101 01011101 010011 11011111 010111 111100101 010101 01110101 111101 11110111 1101010 01010101 010101 11110101 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 197
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • 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; her is repeated.

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

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  • summary of A Voice Of The Loyal North;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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