This is an analysis of the poem The Coming Of War: Actaeon that begins with:

An image of Lethe,
and the fields...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXXX XbcaabdXaadcXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001 101 1011 110 11 1010 01 10110 101010 11 001001 10011 111 1010 100101 10111 10011011 101010 1011010 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 192
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Coming Of War: Actaeon;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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