This is an analysis of the poem When There Is Peace that begins with:

“When there is Peace our land no more
Will be the land we knew of yore.” ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabba aabCXaabbaC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 11011111 00011101 11110101 01111111 11010101 111111001 11111111 000100001 1101 01111001 11111111 110100101 11110001 11010101 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 577
  • Average number of words per stanza: 101
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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