This is an analysis of the poem The Power Of Armies Is A Visible Thing that begins with:

The power of Armies is a visible thing,
Formal, and circumscribed in time and space; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacddccd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 010010001001 1011010111 11010011011 1011000111 1110110010 1101011111 1111000101 11011010101 1011110101 0101010101 010010001111 1101010011 1011000101 01001011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 607
  • Average number of words per stanza: 111
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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