This is an analysis of the poem There Is No Contradiction that begins with:

Why is it wished that he be replaced?
Your opponents believe he is great! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa abcddX ecffgff XXXXecXbgfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,6,7,11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100111011 101001101 100100 110010100 1110011001 1110111 100101110110 11001011 11 11010110 111111010 11 11110010001 1011010 1110001010 1 101101011 110110101 010001011011010 111010110011111 10100101001010100 11110111110101010 11110 1 1011010 11111101111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 227
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of There Is No Contradiction;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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