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The Ashantee War by William Topaz McGonagall: poem analysis

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This is an analysis of The Ashantee War by William Topaz McGonagall.

'Twas in the year of 1874, and on New Year's Day,
The British Army landed at Elmina without dismay,…

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  • Stanzas: 13
  • Lines: 58

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and, of, king

Anaphora

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