This is an analysis of A Sentiment Offered At The Dinner To H. I. H. The Prince Napoleon by Oliver Wendell Holmes.

AT THE REVERE HOUSE,
SEPTEMBER 25,1861…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aX bcbcXada efefgaga ghXhcaca fifigaga jXjXcaca kdkdaaaa
  • Stanza lengths: 2,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Metre: 10011 0101 01011101 011101 00010101 111101 11011110 110111 11110101 111111 01110101 010101 11010101 010101 011101001 010101 11010111 111111 10010111 1100101 111100001 111101 11110101 1100101 110010101 110111 11010011 1101011 01111101 010101 11110011 010101 11100101 011111 11011001 1111011 11110101 010110 111100110 110101 11100101 011111 11110111 110111 11010111 110001 11010111 010101 01110111 110111
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 7
  • Lines: 50

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