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

In spite of war, in spite of death,
In spite of all man's sufferings, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaccaaXXdd eefffggggbXg aeXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,12,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 01011100 10011111 11110111 01010101 11110111 10110101 01010101 10000010101 10000010100 11010101 11011101 01110001 11011101 11011101 11011101 01010101 11111101 10111101 11011101 11111101 11010101 10111101 01010101 101101001 100011111 11011100 010101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 346
  • Average number of words per stanza: 61
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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; in, of, spite are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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