This is an analysis of the poem Odysseus: In Memory Of Arthur Griffith that begins with:

You had the prose of logic and of scorn,
And words to sledge an iron argument,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbcdaefcXfgdXh iXjdX cXbXjeXiXegdhgc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,5,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101010101 1101110100 1111110111 0101010011 0101010100 0101100111 110010001 111110100101 0101010111 11010100001 1001010100 1101001111101 11011101010 1001111011 0111111101 1110110011 1101111101 0111010111 11110100101 11011111011 10010111110 01111111010 11111101100 11010100101 11100110 1101010101 11111001011 101010011100 1101010101 01000100111 0111010001 1101111111 0011 11000010011 11000010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 372
  • Average number of words per stanza: 69
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, and, strength, you, that, our are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Odysseus: In Memory Of Arthur Griffith;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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