This is an analysis of the poem They Are Not Of Peace that begins with:

Those who believe,
They live to give others ultimatums......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABBB bbcdbc efgbbXgcX ABBB eXddb eXfaf eXce
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,9,4,5,5,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 1101101010 101001 1101101 101010 1001010 1111 011101 0110011 1111000101 10111010 11011011110 10010101 11101111100 1101001010 111010100 110101001 11010100 110101 1101 1101101010 101001 1101101 10010100 1100010 1111001 101101010 010111 11101 111011 001110 1100101001 1101010101 1001111 110001110011 1 10100101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 They Are Not Of Peace;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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