This is an analysis of the poem They Who Fight And Amongst Themselves that begins with:

Why are they who fight,
And amongst themselves......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcbc aXbX d bbeX Xd XfXfaXeXX e daabfafX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,1,4,2,9,1,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111 10101 10001 00111011010 1111 01011100010 1110001 001010010 11101000 1101110 0010001001 1101001 10101 011011101 110011 11011001 11010101100 1110 0101001010 01010011 1011001010 001010111 0 0011000001 1111100 10100110010 1101100110 101 1010010 11 10100101 0101110101 001 001101010 01101000
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 132
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; they, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of They Who Fight And Amongst Themselves;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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