This is an analysis of the poem Marching Men that begins with:

Under the level winter sky
I saw a thousand Christs go by.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaX bbcc ddee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 10010101 11010111 11110111 11110100 10011101 110100101 110110111 11110101 011001111 110010001 11111101 101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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 Marching Men;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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