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

This war's dead heroes, who has seen them?
They rise in smoke above the burning city,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXX bbba cdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 011101110 11010101010 11010001 11100100111 010000101 0101001101 011001011 11111110110 101011100101 01111011010 01010100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 152
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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