This is an analysis of the poem Austrian Alliance that begins with:
Doth this hand live? Trust not a royal coat,
My country! Smite that cheek; there is no stain... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbbbcddccbacc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 1011110101 1101111011 1001110111 00011011011 1111110111 0101010101 1011011111 0100010011 10011011101 10110101001 0101010101 1011100101 0101111111 1101010101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 620
- Average number of words per stanza: 123
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 43 (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; and, all are repeated.
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