This is an analysis of the poem Save The Boys that begins with:

Like Dives in the deeps of Hell
I cannot break this fearful spell,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbbbcc ddeeffgg bbffddccXaacceebb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100101 11010101 110101101 11010101 11111111 11011011 11110101 11110101 111111001 01100101 110010101 110110011 11111101 01011101 10110111 11010101 11010111 01111111 11011101 11010111 01001101 11011101 011001101 10010101 10111101 00110111 11001110 01110101 11110101 01111101 01110111 11010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 284
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word nor is repeated.

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  • summary of Save The Boys;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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