This is an analysis of the poem Tipperary that begins with:
Let Britain boast her British hosts,
About them all right little care we; ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aBac dcdc ecec ecec fcfc bcbc gcgcXaBac
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 11010101 010111011 11011101 110101010 10010101 010111010 01010101 110101010 11011101 001101110 01111111 011101010 11100101 110001110 11111101 111101010 11010101 010111010 01110111 010101010 10010101 010101010 01010101 110101010 11010101 110111110 01010111 110101010 11010101 010111011 11011101 010101010
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
- Average number of words per stanza: 27
- Amount of lines: 32
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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; british, his, her are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words his, the, her are repeated.
The poet repeated the same word tipperary at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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- summary of Tipperary;
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- critical appreciation.
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