This is an analysis of the poem Veterans Day that begins with:

Anyone who has served time to do,
In the military will always remember......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabcdXcX ebfeecgdXbb dhchfdcad iifificcgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,11,9,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 100111101 001010011010 001010000 10101001 110010101 10101001 10101001 11001 101010100101 1111011100 1111100 100001001011 1100111011 001110010 001001000100101 110001001010 000100010 01110001001 101010001 1100101001 0010111110101 0110100101 0101011010 1111100100 0101010001 010100110101 110001010 11010101011001 1001100 1101110001100 11110101 00110111 111110011100 110101011 010010001 00101 10101001011 10010000101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 373
  • Average number of words per stanza: 61
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; to is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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