This is an analysis of the poem Force Of Peace that begins with:

Are we the force of peace?
And as a people, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXbbXXa Acccd daXeX fdfcf AeeXeaXaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,5,5,5,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 11010 1010111 01010001 110101100 0100010 001101 110101 1000101 110101010 0010010 10010001 0010001001101001 101011101 01010111 1100011101 10100101110011 1011111101 10110010001 11101 111 0110001001 110101 101 100101001 0111000010110 1111001010 0101101111 101001010 110010001 00101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 209
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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, and are repeated.

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

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

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

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