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The Pacifist by Hilaire Belloc: poem analysis

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This is an analysis of The Pacifist by Hilaire Belloc.

Pale Ebenezer thought it wrong to fight,
But Roaring Bill (who killed him) thought it right.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aa
  • Stanza lengths: 2,
  • Metre: 1101010101 1101111101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 2

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