This is an analysis of the poem Fontenoy that begins with:

Thrice, at the huts of Fontenoy, the English column failed,
And twice the lines of Saint Antoine the Dutch in vain assailed; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddaX aaeeccffff aaaaaagXXh XiddddggjX iihhaakkXX lljjaakkgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,10,10,10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 11010100010101 11010101010101 11110101110100 111101011101000 11010101010101 010100101010101 01010100100101 11010101010101 110011001101001 110010101111100 11010100010101 11010111110111 10110101101101 101110110101101 01011100110101 110111011101001 11010101111111 010101101111011 11001100110111 11110101110101 11010101110011 11000101110101 111111111111110 10110100110001 111111001110101 011111111100011 11010101110101 1111011000110110 11001100100101 01111101101011 1101111111111011 010111011100011 110111111010011 01010100101101 010101011001111 11011101110101 11010111110101 11100111011101 11001100110111 11010101111110 01010101110101 1101111011111001 10010101111101 11010111110101 11110101011101 11010101110101 11010011110101 01011011011101 11001100101110 100101001101001 11010101110101 11010101010111 11111101111101 11011101010111 010101001110101 01110101010101 010111011111001 11001100100111 11001100110001 01010101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 628
  • Average number of words per stanza: 107
  • Amount of lines: 60
  • Average number of symbols per line: 62 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, they, steady, ', their, on, with are repeated.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Fontenoy;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Thomas Davis