This is an analysis of the poem There Was Crimson Clash Of War. that begins with:

There was crimson clash of war.
Lands turned black and bare; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabXcXXcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110101 11111 101 11100 1111101111 1110010 10101010101 1111001001 1101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 302
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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