This is an analysis of the poem Which One Would Have A Better Chance that begins with:
Who is better equipped,
To endure a prolonged and costly conflict? ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aa abcbdee dX XcffX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,7,2,5,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101001 00100111010 10100001101 111011001 010011 11100110 011001101 00101 1010011000101 11110101 001010 110 100110101 1111010 1000011001001 01010
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
- Average number of words per stanza: 21
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word to is repeated.
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- summary of Which One Would Have A Better Chance;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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