This is an analysis of the poem The Coming Of War that begins with:

Strong from the hills it comes, and flowing
rivers;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaXXbcbXcbbabab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 100101110 10 1001000101 11010111110 00100100 0111011101 1101010101 0101110101 1110001010 1 0111010101 10010100101 0101010101 11110000101 1001011101 1101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 627
  • Average number of words per stanza: 112
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Coming Of War;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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