This is an analysis of the poem Hymn After The Emancipation Proclamation that begins with:
GIVER of all that crowns our days,
With grateful hearts we sing thy praise;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabb aacc ddcc ddddXddcc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,9,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10011111 01011111 11110111 11011111 10010111 01111101 01010101 011101001 11010101 10110111 11110101 11111101 11011101 01011101 110100001 10110101 11110101 01110101 110111001 01110001
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
- Average number of words per stanza: 27
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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.
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