This is an analysis of the poem One Tribe Of Different Colors that begins with:

One tribe of different colors and hues,
To value more than the doing of deeds......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaaaa bbXcbb ddeeeb Xdefee egEaEX Xe ceX a X XaXeg XaX efgXbbab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,2,3,1,1,5,3,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101001011 0101101001 01101110100 11010010010001 110101101 1101001111 1010010 1100011100001 0011101110 1101010001001 100110100011101 001010101110101 10111010101 0010100111101 100111101 001000100100101 10100111001 01001001011 010101010 010010101011 11011000111 1101011011111 1010110000100101 11100110101101001 10011101 100101001110101 10011101 0101110110101000 10011101 0001111011 10010 1001101111001 110111101 111000111101 11111000101011 101 111 1001011010011 10010001000 1110100 0011101 0010001011101 1 10111 1101011100 010001010101 010010111 101001010001 110110 01110010 110110010101 111010010 11101010001111
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 186
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 53
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (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; to, they, you are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of One Tribe Of Different Colors;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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