This is an analysis of the poem Beliefs To Keep Only To Impress that begins with:

Beliefs to keep only to impress,
With them temporarily addressed to express......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaabacdebddcXX dXeXdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 010110001 001010001001 100101001 1110110 0101010100100 0110101001 0010011001101 010101001000100 1011011010010 110010 110100010001 10111011101 0111101 1100110101010100 10010001101 111100011110 11001110 1011100100 001010111101 10110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 436
  • Average number of words per stanza: 74
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, of, who are repeated.

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

  • summary of Beliefs To Keep Only To Impress;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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