This is an analysis of the poem The War that begins with:
There is a sound of thunder afar,
Storm in the south that darkens the day, ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababCCC dbdbCCC ededCCC bdXdCCC
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 100101001 100111001 101011001 10011111 111001 100100101 1001001001 01100111 011010101 110101101 11010111 111001 100100101 1001001001 110110101 10111101 100101111 10101101001 111001 100100101 1001001001 10100111 10101101 111101010 1100101111 111001 100100101 1001001001
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 247
- Average number of words per stanza: 45
- Amount of lines: 28
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, form, riflemen are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words storm, be, form are repeated.
The poet repeated the same word form at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase form connects the lines.
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- summary of The War;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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