War by Hannah More: poem analysis

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

O War, What art thou?
After the brightest conquest, what remains... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaabXXaXbabbacXddXaXcada
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11111 1001010101 0111010101 1011010101 10100010011 11111111010 1001011101 0101010101 0101010111 11010101001 0101110101 11001010001 10010011100 1101011011 0101010101 01110100101 01010011101 10010100100 0011000101 1111010101 1111011101 0100011101 1001010101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1035
  • Average number of words per stanza: 170
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (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; what, of, with are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words of, who are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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