This is an analysis of the poem Comrades In Arms-Lets that begins with:

Not theirs the popular uniform
That takes the feminine heart by storm, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaabccbb dddefffe gggfXhhhf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110100101 110100111 11110111 010001 110101101 00111110100 10110100101 0101101 110110101 1100101001 10101101101 0010101 110110101 10101001001 1010100101 1101101 111111001 1101111011 1101001001 10110011 1110100100 1 11011001001 01101001011 110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 315
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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; to is repeated.

    The author used the same word not at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Comrades In Arms-Lets;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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