This is an analysis of the poem We Are A People Of Peace that begins with:

Sir?
There is an elderly woman, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcX X Ad dX adbca a X abX X bddbd bbX AXXXXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,1,2,2,5,1,1,3,1,5,3,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 10110010 1001010010 10101 11000 11 00100100 110100 1010000 1 111010100 11100010 11110010 1 1 1110110 1 0110010 1111 11101110101 1110010111 1110010111 01101 0010101 1101001 10101 10101 1101111 11 111101 000101 11010110 100100100011 011011101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 67
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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  • summary of We Are A People Of Peace;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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