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

It was eight bells ringing,
For the morning watch was done, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbABAAaB aXaXaaac AbABAAAB dXDXdDdc AbAbAAab eXEXeEeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011110 1010111 10101010 11101001 011110 10101010 10111010 11101001 10101010 11 10101110 11 10101010 10101110 11101010 101011 011010 1010110 10101110 11101001 011010 10101110 10101010 11101001 1000101110 11 100101010 11 100101110 100101010 11101010 001011 101110 1010001 10101010 00111 101110 10101010 00111010 00111 100111010 11 11101010 11 10101010 11101010 10101110 101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 247
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; m, t, raire, be are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word there'll is repeated.

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

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