This is an analysis of the poem Faith Matheny that begins with:
At first you will know not what they mean,
And you may never know,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaabcbddcaeXXfccfeX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111011111 111101 1111011 11010011 110101101 11110101 110101101 110111111 010111101 01010111 1111010010 110011101 11111010100 10111111 0010101 011111110 1110011101 11001010010 011101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 694
- Average number of words per stanza: 133
- Amount of lines: 19
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase you connects the lines.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Faith Matheny;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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