This is an analysis of the poem Conscription that begins with:
There is a shadow on the head I love,
There is a danger lurks thy path upon,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abaabXbccbdbddb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 1001110111 1001011101 0101110101 0101110101 1111011100 0101110111 0101010101 1011110001 1001110101 1001011100 1001010101 1001101101 1001010101 1011110101 1010011100
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 639
- Average number of words per stanza: 120
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Conscription;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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