This is an analysis of the poem Decorations that begins with:
My only medals are the scars
I've won in weary, peacetime wars,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabbcc ddeebX eeffdd ggeeaa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11010101 11010111 01011101 01010111 11010101 01010101 11110101 11010101 11110101 11111111 11010001 110101000 11011100 11000101 111111001 010001001 11110101 01101101 11111101 01010010 11110111 11011111 10110111 01110111
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 201
- Average number of words per stanza: 37
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Decorations;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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