This is an analysis of the poem War that begins with:

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The beast exultant spreads the nostril wide,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abbaabba cXdcXd X ebbeebbe fcbfcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,6,1,8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1 0101010101 1001011001 1001110101 1111010101 01010111011 0101010101 0111011010 11110010001 1001011001001 1111010001 1101010101 11011111001 1111011110 11010100101 1 1011010001 1101010101 11011010001 1101011111 1101010101 0111011101 11011100101 0101110001 1101010111 0111011101 11010000101 1101110101 11011101001 1101010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 203
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; again, of, no, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words again, and are repeated.

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  • summary of War;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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