This is an analysis of the poem If The Intention For Peace Was Reached that begins with:

The madness that is there,
And some have declared......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcad eccX dfbg c Xebc hfcXchge
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,4,1,4,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101 11101 010001000 0110001 10010100 0001011100 10111001 101000 0001001010 10 10 001010 10100010 000 1010100 010100001 01011010 000101111 10101010 101100001 1110001 010001011 0101 1110100010 00101 100101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • 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 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; it is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of If The Intention For Peace Was Reached;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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