This is an analysis of the poem His Boys that begins with:

"I'm going, Billy, old fellow. Hist, lad! Don't make any noise.
There's Boches to beat all creation, the pitch of a bomb away....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme:
  • Stanza lengths (in strings):
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  • Guessed form:
  • Metre:
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 264
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 65 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 13
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, i, knew, my, of, and, they, me, you are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, to, and are repeated.

    The author used the same word i 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 His Boys;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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