This is an analysis of the poem Fire, Famine, And Slaughter : A War Eclogue that begins with:

The Scene a desolate Tract in la Vendee. Famine is discovered
lying on the ground; to her enter Fire and Slaughter.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ab ccdEEDdfXffgXDEEddhdhiiijhHXDaaeeddcceeccbbXhHXDhhiiggiijjjjjjggXhHXDXdaaXahdddkkfffX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,85,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01010010111100010 10101001010110 110101111 101010100001 10111 1011101 11010101 111 11111101 1101110 11110100 1111111 1110101 110111010 010011010 111 1011101 11010101 110010111 0011111 11011101 1111 10101 1111110111 11110111 01110101 111110 10101 1011101 11111110 01010101 111010111 111110111 1100101010 011111010 0100111001 1010111111 111111111 01011101 110110101 110100101 1111111 110010011 1010101010 111011110010 11111 10101 1011101 11111110 01010101 1010101001 1111111 110100101 11010111 11110111 1111111111 01110101 01010101 01110101 11011101 101001101 110010101 01110111 11100111 110111110 110001110 11111 100101 1011101 11111110 01010101 111111110 11111101 11010101 11110101 10101100 1111101 11111101 10110100101 10011111 11101111 1011111 11010111 101101101 11110101 1011101 10110000
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1514
  • Average number of words per stanza: 294
  • Amount of lines: 87
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; no, and, i, my, you, for are repeated.

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  • summary of Fire, Famine, And Slaughter : A War Eclogue;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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