This is an analysis of the poem Hail, Columbia! that begins with:
THE FIRST VERSE OF THE SONG
BY JOSEPH HOPKINSON... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Xa bbCCaaddcc efbX c gg X bbCCbX aabb AAAA hhBBbbddef AAAA eeIIaa ccbbXaAaA
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,10,4,1,2,1,6,4,4,10,4,6,9,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 011001 110100 10100101 11101011 11110101 11110101 11010111 01011101 11010011 1010101 1010101 1010101 1010110 10011100 1010101 1110111 010010 1010010001010 1010001001010110100 1 11100101 1110111 1011101 1011101 010100011 010101100 1000111 10001001 1011101 1010101 10101011 1010101 10101001 1010111 1010101 10100101 1011111 1011111 01000111 01111111 1111101 1110101 1010101 1010100 10101011 1010101 10101001 1010111 10100111 10010101 11010101 11010101 01010101 11010101 1010101 1110101 10010101 1010101 10101011 1010101 10101001 1010111
- Amount of stanzas: 14
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- Amount of lines: 63
- 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; and is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words who, ever, welcome, while, all, thy are repeated.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines cause, foes, read, pursue are repeated).
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Hail, Columbia!;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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