This is an analysis of the poem War And Peace—a Poem that begins with:

THOU, bright Futurity! whose prospect beams,
In dawning radiance on our day-light dreams;... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabbaaccddaa eXffaaggaahdaaaaaadd iiaaddaaaaee iiffaa jXiXbX cckklX mmhd kk cXeenn kkiilXaaeekk kkllff nnoo aaeellff kkaaaaXcddbbkk baiidd ffkkllXckkaakkeekkii aa iiookkaa ccddddee nngg llggllppllcc ff ccXhcckkmmkk ffaall dd ffccbbccgg eekkll aallllXlll
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,20,12,6,6,6,4,2,6,12,6,4,8,14,6,20,2,8,8,4,12,2,12,6,2,10,6,20,10,8,4,16,6,14,2,16,6,12,12,6,8,8,2,20,18,2,11,8,8,10,19,15,4,4,10,4,6,8,4,4,8,6,4,14,10,33,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
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  • Amount of stanzas: 67
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 392
  • Average number of words per stanza: 67
  • Amount of lines: 597
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, in, to, her, of, thy, nor, one, where, that, whose, with, mine, my, your, his, still, there, more are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words while, whose, tho', how, and, when, england, there, ah, where, that, no, mine, ye, the, still, if, 'cease, 'not, 'shall are repeated.

    The author used the same words yes, and, illustrious, he at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same words ', rejoice at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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