This is an analysis of the poem Conscripts that begins with:
‘Fall in, that awkward squad, and strike no more
Attractive attitudes! Dress by the right! ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababcc dbdbee fgfghh igigdd ggggjj
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 1011011111 0101011101 0100110111 1101010001 1001010101 10111111111 1111010111 1101111101 1101011101 1111110011 1111111111 1001110101 1101010101 1100110111 1101110111 1101010101 1101111101 1101100101 1101110101 11011111111 1011010101 11001010111 1111010001 110111101 1011011101 10010011111 1101010101 1111010001 1111010101 1101010111
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 278
- Average number of words per stanza: 50
- Amount of lines: 30
- Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
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; and, s, i 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 Conscripts;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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