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

We all are warriors with sin. Crusading knights,
we come to earth...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdadaefXf egfgfhdhdcac adXdfijiXghg afjfcjhjdXfd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,12,12,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 111100010101 1101 0101110101 011111 01010101111 11101 111101011 1011101 11110111011 10011 110101010111 1101 110101010101 0111 11010111110 10001 010101011111 1101 1111010101 1000111 111101011 1010101 111001011111 0101 1101110111 010001 01000101010 10101 01011111010 11111 01000111111 10111 11000101010 11111 11010101011 10001 111100011111 0101 10110100110 10101 01000111010 01101 11110101010001 01 1111000101010 1100 11010001110 10111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 422
  • Average number of words per stanza: 77
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; with, and, some, for, his are repeated.

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

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