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

Anzac! And war's grim storm . . .
The scream of a pass'ng shell... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaX cdcdeX fbfX ghgheX dbdX bdbdeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,4,6,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 101111 010011 1110101 111101 1101010101 1101110101 1111011101 1111000101 1111010101 1111011101 100101 101101 110111 111101 1011011111 1101011001 1101000111 1101110001 1110001111 01110010101 10010101 0100101 11010101 110101 11011100111 1111111111 1011010011 1100100101 1111011101 1011100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 195
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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; that, when are repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of Anzac;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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