This is an analysis of the poem Red that begins with:

Place that bayonet in my hand,
And fill this pouch with lead;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXaa bccbc deXde fgfg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101011 110101 1101111111 1 111 10110111 1100111 111111111 001 001 100100101 1101101 111111111 11 101 10100101 0110111 11111110111 001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 133
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, me are repeated.

    The author used the same word cover at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

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