This is an analysis of the poem Much More Than A Writing On A Wall that begins with:

It has been linked to the word 'PEACE'
Since the invention of the word....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XABC adXaeae XABC XXfXeb XfddaaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,7,4,6,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010100110 10010001 110001010 1011010101 010011 1010101 010011110 1101001101 11001101 00101 110101000 010100110 10010001 110001010 1011010101 110101001 1101011001 0101 010101000 1110 010101 010010 00010111010101 1011110001010 10100101 111111001 0101001 1010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 188
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • 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.

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  • summary of Much More Than A Writing On A Wall;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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