This is an analysis of the poem The Victory that begins with:

Hark--how the church-bells thundering harmony
Stuns the glad ear! tidings of joy have come,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdeefffghbibhXgdfgiXhbjfkdXcaXbdilkmjdlhhcXmh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 47,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11011100100 1011100111 0100111101 1101001111 01001010011 1101010101 0101010001 1111101101 1111010101 11010 11111 0111011001 1110010100 1001011101 1001010111 0111010011 1011110101 1111010011 0011111101 1101111111 1100011101 0101010100 1001000111 0101111100 1111110101 0111010001 11111110010 1111011011 0101111101 10101010100 1001010100 0111000101 1011001101 1111010001 111111 1101 1111010100 1101011111 1011010111 1111010001 1111010101 1100010111 1111110011 0111000100 1101010110 0101111101 0100110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1907
  • Average number of words per stanza: 358
  • Amount of lines: 47
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; of, he, not are repeated.

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  • summary of The Victory;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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