This is an analysis of Stonewall Jackson (Ascribed To A Virginian) by Herman Melville.

One man we claim of wrought reknown
Which not the North shall care to slur;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XXabaab cbdbdddB XbeXeeeB XbfbffXb XbgbgggB fbhbhhb fbcbXcX
  • Stanza lengths: 7,8,8,8,8,7,7,
  • Metre: 11110110 11011101 01011101 11010101 111110101 110010101 1110001 11110101 01011101 01001101 010011001 11111101 010100101 01011101 111001 1100110101 10100101 11100111101 01001010 110100101 1011100101 1010101101 111001 011100101 0100101 111100101 1100101 01100101 11010111 11011001110 1111001 10110101 10110111 101110101 1100101 00101101001 110100111 1010101001 111001 011100101 1100101 01111100001 011101 0011100101 1010101 1010111 11010101 1111001 0011011101 1011001 101001100 110111001 11100111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 7
  • Lines: 53

Repeated words/phrases

his, followed