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

The war, though we dislike it quite a bit,
Is sometimes laughable, you must admit....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aA XXXX bbbb cdcd aAX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,4,4,4,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0111010101 0011001101 1101011101 0101111101 11110100100 011100100 0111010101 0111010101 0111001101 0111011101 1101110101 0101110101 1111011111 1011100101 0111010101 0011001101 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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