This is an analysis of the poem General Roberts In Afghanistan that begins with:
'Twas in the year of 1878, and. the winter had set in,
Lord Roberts and the British Army their march did begin,... full text
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- Rhyme scheme:
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- Metre:
- Amount of stanzas: 16
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 217
- Average number of words per stanza: 40
- Amount of lines: 65
- Average number of symbols per line: 53 (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; and, them, in, they, to, candahar are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, then are repeated.
The author used the same words and, then at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines retire is repeated).
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