This is an analysis of The American Soldier by Philip Freneau.

Deep in a vale, a stranger now to arms,
Too poor to shine in courts, too proud to beg,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab acac Xdad cece
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 1001010101 1101011101 11110110001 11010011101 01001010101 0101110101 1101011111 100010110001 1101110101 1001111101 01010101010 0111010111 1111111101 1101000111 11001110101 1101010101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 16

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