This is an analysis of the poem Commemoration Of Rodney's Victory that begins with:

INSTEAD of a Song, boy's, I'll give you a Toast;
Here's to the memory of those on the twelfth that we lost!—... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddbbee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 01001111101 10010001101111 111011111111 11100110111 01001011101 10101111111 110110111010 111010111010 11001011001 0100111001 1110100101010 1010010110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 593
  • Average number of words per stanza: 113
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 49 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • 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; we, that, and, be are repeated.

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