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

Here is a temple strangely wrought:
Within it I can see...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaX abab cXca dede fcfc gbgb ahah
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010101 010111 11000011 011100 10110111 1001011 100100101 010101 01011101 111101 01010111 100101 01011111 011111 10010101 110101 11110111 111100 111100101 111101 01011101 1100111 01111101 111101 01110111 110111 11011111 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 93
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; i is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word adown is repeated.

    The author used the same word at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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