This is an analysis of The Two Armies by Henry Timrod.

Two armies stand enrolled beneath
The banner with the starry wreath;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccdd eeffgghh ddddiijj bbddddXdXffggbbjj
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,8,17,
  • Metre: 11010101 01000101 11010111 11010111 01010101 11011101 110011101 11010001 010001001 11111101 11011101 11010101 110101001 11010101 110011101 0011001001 11010101 01001101 01000101 11111101 01110101 11010101 11010101 010100101 10110101 10010101 01010101 01010101 01010101 110110001 10110101 00110101 110110101 11010111 110010101 01011101 11001111 01110101 11110101 11000101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 40

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