This is an analysis of the poem People Kicking Peace that begins with:

People kicking peace!
As if they have no wishes, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abcb AdabEf AaffbEbaC AfbccEd AgXgfaa fXaCfc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,9,7,7,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101 1011110 011101 110101 10101 1011010 010111 010101 111 011001 10101 1010110 0011001 100 010101 111 110101 100 010101 10101 111 0110 110101 110101 111 110101 10101 1011110 011101 1010100 1101 011 111 101 110101 101 010101 111 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 152
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

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

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