This is an analysis of the poem In Barracks that begins with:

The barrack-square, washed clean with rain,
Shines wet and wintry-grey and cold. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbacaac aacXcXdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011101 11110111 110011011 1111101 011100101 1110101 01010001 111100101 11010111 11011101 01010101 11110100 11111111 11001101 01010111 01010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 301
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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