This is an analysis of the poem Pacifist War Song - 1917 that begins with:
We are the valiant Knights of Peace
Who prattle for the Right:... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXaX abab cbcb dede fdfX dddd gdgd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 11010101 110101 11000101 011101 11100101 110111 11110101 110101 11010101 110001 01011101 1100001 11110001 110101 11010101 110111 11110101 111101 11110101 110101 111100101 011101 11111101 100101 11001111 1111110 11100101 1111110
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
- Average number of words per stanza: 23
- Amount of lines: 28
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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.
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