This is an analysis of the poem Business In Arms that begins with:

It was not righteousness, it was not luck
That made the Fort, the Sherman and the Duck,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXX bbccX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0111000111 1101010101 11010011 0111010101 1111000111 1101110101 1111010101 0101010001 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 175
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Business In Arms;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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