This is an analysis of the poem War Heel! that begins with:

Thrusters are steadying; hounds at a loss,
Checked at the stile leading into the lane, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcXeXebXdb X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101101 1101100001 1101011001 1001011001 1011001001 1001101001 1011011101 11111 1101101101 1111001010 1001001101 1111101011 1011011010 1001111011 1000111001 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 338
  • Average number of words per stanza: 61
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • 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.

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  • summary of War Heel!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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