This is an analysis of the poem Mark Twain And Joan Of Arc that begins with:

When Yankee soldiers reach the barricade
Then Joan of Arc gives each the accolade.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa bb cX cc dd ee ff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1101010101 1101110101 1101010101 1011000111 1011001101 10110101010 1111010111 1001110111 0100110101 0101010111 1111010101 1111110111 1111111101 1111110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 88
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; our is repeated.

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

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