This is an analysis of the poem Culture Of Forgiveness that begins with:

A culture of forgiveness,
Has begun to emerge....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABacd eaead cfgag ABXhh caahd X XfgXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,1,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0100010 110001 101001010 1001010010 01000111101 11101100010 11001 11001110 01010101001 010110101001 010010010101 11001001 010001101011 0101001100111 00101101100001 0100010 110001 1101110 01110111 1010110011 101110 010010010 10101100011 10110010110101 1011010100011 11110111 110110 1000111001 1110010 101010111 010111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 164
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word people is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Culture Of Forgiveness;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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