This is an analysis of the poem But...What About The Facts? that begins with:

What is more tragic?
The keeping of denials defended....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabaXaX XcdabaX aa dX cXcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,2,2,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110 0100010010 10010100 010010001001 10100111101100 1001001000010 101010010 1 1 10101 11110110 00100100 100101 001001111 1110001 1001110101 11 11001111 0101101 1100101 11 001001111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 But...What About The Facts?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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