This is an analysis of the poem Little Brother that begins with:

Wars have been and wars will be
Till the human race is run;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd ececfdfd ghghaiaidd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101100 1010101 1011111 1010101 1111101 1011101 1010101 1010101 1011101 1011101 1001111 1010101 0110111 1110101 10101001 1010101 1010111 1010101 1111101 1000101 1110001 1000111 1010111 1110101 1000101 1110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 268
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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 Little Brother;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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