This is an analysis of the poem Born To First Recognize Truth that begins with:

If people were born and conditioned,
To familiarize themselves with the telling of the truth......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcccaXdddeefXccfb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 010011010 00101010010001 11010101 11010101 11101001 11100101 010110101000100 01010000100001 01100100101 0110100110101 1110101110100 0101001001010 0 100110111 11101101001 1100100100101 0 101101011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 717
  • Average number of words per stanza: 117
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • 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 is repeated.

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

  • summary of Born To First Recognize Truth;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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