This is an analysis of the poem Sing A Song Of War-Time that begins with:

Sing a Song of War-time,
Soldiers marching by,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbXbde fdadegeg Xhghebgb cfgfgiei
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101011 10101 101010 10001 101110 11101 1110001 10100 011111 10101 111011 10101 111010 11101 101010 11101 11011 11101 101010 11101 101110 10101 101110 10101 101010 10101 11101 110101 111010 10111 10101010 10101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 182
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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