This is an analysis of the poem Tidings Of Union that begins with:

Where are the tidings of union? that I may arise-
Forth from the dust I will rise up to welcome thee!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdXecdcefbfXfbacfca X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 22,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101001011101 100110110101 1110101101101 1011100100111 1010111110011 1110010110100 011010110101 111100101101 0100101100111 011110110101 101110101001 1011110111 110111101101 111110101101 110011101100 11011111011 111011100101 00101111011001 111110101101 1101011101011 110100101011 0011111111101 0101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 600
  • Average number of words per stanza: 119
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 51 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase rise connects the lines.

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