This is an analysis of the poem Weapons Used that begins with:

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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcdcXdXdXacbXcXc XdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01 10 010101 101 11001010 10100111 10 1000100 10 1010011100 10 0100101101 10111101 010101 10 010010010011 10 0010000111001 110101 011 010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 248
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • 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 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.

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

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