This is an analysis of Stanzas On The Taking Of Quebec And The Death Of General Wolfe by Oliver Goldsmith.

AMIDST the clamour of exulting joys,
Which triumph forces from the patriot heart,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abXb cdcd eaea
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
  • Metre: 0101000101 11010001001 1101001101 11010010101 1101010101 10111110101 0101111101 1111010111 0101110101 1111010101 1111110011 1011010101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 12