This is an analysis of the poem Civil Unrest that begins with:

The next steps...
Will it be civil unrest? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXbad eecaadb aeaXbfff eeaabbaadb ggga XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,8,10,4,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011 0001001 10010001100 110100 110101 110001 11001010 1100110111 10010100 11010011100100 110010 101101 10101 0110100 1010110 11110 11110011 1111101 010101 110 10110 01110 100111 11010 0110101 1101001 101101 10001 000100 01100010 1100010 1010101001 10010 001111010 01100010010 110001000101 10 1111010101 11110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 183
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

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

  • summary of Civil Unrest;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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