This is an analysis of the poem A Needed Verification that begins with:

The success of ignorance expressed today,
Can be easily determined......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXa bc XcXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,2,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00101000101 10100010 1001001101010 111001011111 11010111 1100010010111 101110101 1011000100110 010010 01111001 11101101110 1110001010010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 169
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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 A Needed Verification;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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