This is an analysis of the poem The Soldier’s Death that begins with:

The day was o’er, and in their tent the weaned victors met,
In wine and social gaiety the carnage to forget....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb aacc ddcc bbdd eecc ffdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 0111101101101 0111010010001 010111001010101 11111101110101 11110001110101 0100101010100101 11010101110001 01110111010001 01010111011101 01110101011101 10111101110101 11110101111101 11111111011101 01010100010101 11010101011101 11011101101101 01010101010111 11010101010111 11010101011001 11011101100111 11011111110101 11010011010101 11111111110101 0101010010101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 241
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 60 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, s are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of The Soldier’s Death;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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