This is an analysis of the poem On A Celebrated Event In Ancient History that begins with:

A ROMAN Master stands on Grecian ground,
And to the people at the Isthmian Games... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaaccaXddbee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0101011101 1001010101 01011010101 0100010101 0111001111 1101011111 1111000100 1001010101 1001011111 1011010101 11010011011 11011111001 01011010010 110101001110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 624
  • Average number of words per stanza: 112
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; that is repeated.

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

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