This is an analysis of the poem An Honesty Kept Within that begins with:

No longer can anyone,
Live a life to apply standards and rules....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbXXc BcBdc dXdXdc BeBbbae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,6,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101100 1010011011 0000111011 0100100010101 0111111101 010100001101 110010101 110010 110010101 1100100101 010110110 1001101001 1111001101 10110101 10000010100101 10110001 0101001001 110010101 00110111101 110010101 111001011 110100011101 01011101 1111000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 231
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of An Honesty Kept Within;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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