This is an analysis of the poem For Victory that begins with:
An old man weeps
And a young man sorrows...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXXXX bXXXXX Xccaac XbcXac
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111 101110 1010100010 0111 101110 011101110 1100 11110 110101110 1101 11110 1001100110 1101 00100010 1100100010 00101 001010 100100010 1101 010100 110110010 1101 1101110 1011010010
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 163
- Average number of words per stanza: 31
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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; thy, of are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words in, for are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of For Victory;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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