This is an analysis of the poem In The Trenches that begins with:

I snatched two poppies
From the parapet’s ledge, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababXcdc Xedeefaf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110 001001 11110 11101 0111 1111 11110 1101 01110 11111 11010 11111 10111 1111111 11110 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 196
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

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