This is an analysis of the poem Until The Doing Of It Is Finished that begins with:

Racism as it exists today,
Can not be explained away....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcc XXbbd bdbcbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110100101 1100101 01010101 1011011 110010 11010101 00101001 0101000010 111011 101100101 10110101 1011101 10110100 11001011100 111010010001 01010101 0110101100001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 185
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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 Until The Doing Of It Is Finished;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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