This is an analysis of the poem Victory Is Ours that begins with:

We must win.
Despite the cost of our failures....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbccXcccAXbXXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic trimeter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 111 01010110 110100111 1111100101 011010 101111 111001 10010110101 111 11101111 10001 0100101 11100101 100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 407
  • Average number of words per stanza: 76
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; we, must, our are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Victory Is Ours;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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