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

Stopping to set limits,
To activities that present......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababXbcb deefgbhcc giejbkbbX XabdjlbbiceldhXfb klXccX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,9,9,17,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100110 00100101 010001001 1000100 10101 01000100 001 0100101 1001100100 010100100 00010100 010100 0111 11 01110 0101 01101 11110100 11101 110100 1010110 01001001 11101 010101 1100001 1110000 11 11011 1010110 1011 1011100 10101001 1 1101 110001 00101 110000100 01001 10101 1101 100011 1110010 001000 10101 111001 001101 1101 11111001 1100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 229
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 Beliefs To Keep;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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