This is an analysis of the poem When I Peruse The Conquer'D Fame that begins with:
WHEN I peruse the conquer'd fame of heroes, and the victories of
mighty generals, I do not envy the generals,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11010101010101000 10100111100100 101010010001010011 11110010101010100 11111010010111 111110111110001 010011010 111101100101100100 10
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 535
- Average number of words per stanza: 86
- Amount of lines: 9
- Average number of symbols per line: 59 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 10
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, i, through, and, how are repeated.
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