This is an analysis of Mark Twain And Joan Of Arc by Vachel Lindsay.

When Yankee soldiers reach the barricade
Then Joan of Arc gives each the accolade.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aa bb cX cc dd ee ff
  • Stanza lengths: 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Metre: 1101010101 1101110101 1101010101 1011000111 1011001101 10110101010 1111010111 1001110111 0100110101 0101010111 1111010101 1111110111 1111111101 1111110111
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 7
  • Lines: 14

Repeated words/phrases

our

Anaphora

the