This is an analysis of the poem War Poem that begins with:

The enemy's war ship enclosed them in such way,
That you would think they were surrounded by a friend....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXaba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 010011010011 111110010101 01110110011 01010000011010101101 01110001101 010011001011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 335
  • Average number of words per stanza: 64
  • Amount of lines: 6
  • Average number of symbols per line: 55 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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