This is an analysis of the poem A Sonnet Of Battle that begins with:

RELUCTANT Morn, whose meagre radiance lies
With doubtful glimmer on the farthest hills, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaaaaaabcXbXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0101111001 0101010101 1111100011 0101010111 0101010001 1101011101 1101111111 1010101101 1111111101 0111011111 11010011101 1111000111 11010101110 1101000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 671
  • Average number of words per stanza: 115
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (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; and is repeated.

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