This is an analysis of the poem Conflicts Between Them Are Kept that begins with:

Gone are the days of Amos 'n Andy.
But the Step 'n Fetchits, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabc CaXcc ddde CebeXddeddd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,4,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010010 101010 101101001 0010010 1111011101 1101 10111101 11101001 0100101011010 1011010010111 1100100011001 010100111001 10110101001 010001111101 1101 1101001 1010101010 100011 1 101011100100 11011010 11001011 11011101 01000100111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Conflicts Between Them Are Kept;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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