This is an analysis of the poem To The Same (Christians Of Brantford) that begins with:

Christians, arouse you! Quick, up and be doing!
The monster Intemperance stalks through our land!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbabBb cbcbBb cdcdBb XbabBb aeaeBb AfafBb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 10011111010 01010001111 011110101010 11101011101 11011101 01001011101 1110010111011 110011001101 110010111011 11011010101 11011101 01110111101 10010110111 11101001001 110010111011 011101011111 11011101 11111011001 1111001101000 01001011011 110111000110 001011101001 11011101 011110011001 110110111010 001001001101 11010010110 11001001011 11011101 00101011011 10011111010 11101101001 111010011010 11011101001 11011101 11011011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 281
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; lend, you, hand are repeated.

    The poet repeated the same words demand, stand at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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