This is an analysis of the poem An End To Divisiveness that begins with:

An end to divisiveness...
And politics based on fear, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdXb adcaXedcf ddaXbcdf Xfeef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,9,8,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100100 1101111 0100 010000111010 11100000 0100101 1111 10111100 01011 110011001 10101 001001110 001001110010010 1111001 10011 10100110 111011 1011101010 101001010 100010101 011010010 0010101 011101 101101100010 01001 0111001 0100101 0110010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 213
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words a, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of An End To Divisiveness;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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