This is an analysis of the poem The Confirmation that begins with:

Yes, yours, my love, is the right human face.
I in my mind had waited for this long,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcabcdeedffede
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1111001101 1011110101 1001110101 11110100101 0101000101 1011110111 11111010001 0101000101 11011101011 11011111101 1001010101 01010100101 01011101001 11001101001 1110110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 664
  • Average number of words per stanza: 125
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of The Confirmation;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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