This is an analysis of the poem A Continuance Of Inflicting Needless Conflict that begins with:

People with divergent and varying philosophies,
Applying their own adaptations......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXbbaXcXa XcadeXbddd e XX CACEFCXCACEFCc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,1,2,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10001011000100 010111010 0100101001 00100100101110 0011010101 01110 0101101010000 001000100101101 1110100111010 0100101010101010100 01101010101 110101000001 1010010100010110 1101011001011 010100011011001 1010010101010 0100110100101 0100100101 100001 0010000101010 00010101 1 0001001 11011 11101010 1011 111100001 010101 00101 11011 11101010 1011 111100001 010101 00101 01010001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 234
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, and are repeated.

    The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of A Continuance Of Inflicting Needless Conflict;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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