This is an analysis of the poem To The Soldiers Of Pius Ninth that begins with:

Warriors true, ’tis no false glory
For which now you peril life,—...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcccc dedeaeae fgfghghg hihiXcXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100111110 1111101 11101010 1110001 10101010 1011111 11101010 1111101 101111100 1000101 111100100 1010111 11111110 1110001 11111010 1110111 10101010 1011101 11101010 0111101 11111010 1011101 10100110 1010011 10001010 0011111 11101110 0010101 10101100 10010010 10111010 00101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 259
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, for are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words for, strike are repeated.

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  • summary of To The Soldiers Of Pius Ninth;
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  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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