This is an analysis of the poem The Martial Courage Of A Day Is Vain that begins with:
THE martial courage of a day is vain,
An empty noise of death the battle's roar,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbaabbaXccdcd
- 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: 0101000101 1101010101 0101010001 1101010001 1011011101 01010100101 0100110101 0011010101 1101010100 10001000111 10100100101 1011011101 1001011111 0111010111
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 590
- Average number of words per stanza: 103
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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.
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