This is an analysis of the poem If War Is At The Core that begins with:

If war is at the core,
That fuels the engine......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdadefebdfgXeehddXceXegXe aaiXcbjjhh XiX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 27,10,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101 110010 011010010 1111 10011 1101 1110011 10 001000001 001001 1110010 10100101 0101001 11100001 101010011 11000101 0001011 0010010 101001 11111 011100 010111 110100 101010010 1 010101000 110010001 11 11001 10110100 101000 001010 0010011 101010 1010 0110 111010 11 10000001 1000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 316
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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.

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

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

  • summary of If War Is At The Core;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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