This is an analysis of the poem Christ's All! that begins with:

Our Boys Who Have Gone to the Front
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X bcXX bdbd eded fafa gcgc Xheh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111001 1111010011100101111111111011100010010010011011111110011001111100001011010101010101010010010001011010111011011011110000100101 11110011010 1101010111 11010110010 00110101110 11110001010 1001110101 11111110110 1001111101 11110111110 11010100101 11111011010 0111001111 11010111010 0101011111 00011001010 1111110101 11111101010 1111010111 11111101010 1101010101 11111101100 1101111101 11111001010 1101011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 211
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 60 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • 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; of, have, ', 'be, them, to, gone, nor, your, in, or are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Christ's All!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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