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

There's a soldier that's been doing of his share
In the fighting up and down and round about. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcXddeedXX fefegdgd ffeeXeef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 10101010001 00101111101 10100010111 11101001101 0111110001 1011110101 11111010001 111101010110 10111 10101111101 1110111 1011101 10101011101 1101011010101 10110 0100111111 0111110111 0101110001 1100110111 1101110101 1101010101 1101010101 1101111111 10111 01101010111 1010101 1110101 1001010101010 1010101 1110101 001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 433
  • Average number of words per stanza: 77
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; and, he's, their are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines jock is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word jock at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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