This is an analysis of the poem Conflict Is All Kids Know that begins with:

There is something about protecting to keep,
A child innocent and away from reality......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXa X b cX dbd aceeaX cafXXf fX dX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,1,1,2,3,6,6,2,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100101001 0110010100100 01000111101 1110100 011011 11100100 0100010 0111 10101010 11010011101 1011010 1101 10011000100 101 11010101011 111111101 11001010100 011011011 10100101 1110100111010 101 0101100111 111 1110 11110 1110
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 88
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

    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 Conflict Is All Kids Know;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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