This is an analysis of the poem Our Duty To Our Flag that begins with:

Less hate and greed
Is what we need ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabccb ddeffe ffghhg ccieei ggbjjb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 0111 110101 1101 0101 110101 1111 0101 110101 1101 1101 110101 0101 0101 010101 1101 1111 010101 1111 1101 011111 1011 1101 111001 0110 0101 110101 0011 1101 100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 128
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; more is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word less at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Our Duty To Our Flag;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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