This is an analysis of the poem Confidence? that begins with:

Confidence?
You can regain and maintain it....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbabbb aXacbdece aaeXaXXc bXbdbaba XbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,9,8,8,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100 11011010 101011011 001000101 01001101 10010001 11010101 100 1001001 00110 01101001011 111010 10010010 111100101 000101010 1111111 100 1110010101 11010010 0110101110 0100010100 1101100 110111 0101111 1110111 01101111 010010101 0110110001 11001011100 011100 10101 1111101 101010111010 010101001 1101110001 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 226
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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 Confidence?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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