This is an analysis of the poem Credited To Debts that begins with:

There are some who would love,
To have others believe......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcXXccc dabXaedbc efghfhhggXf Xfccfca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,11,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 011001 1100110 101001101 1010 1101010 10001 1001001 1010000111 110111 011101001 1000110100 11011001 01001011001 111101010 100100111 010000101010100 11101101010 110 0110101101 1010110010 010100111 10111001001 1000101101010 10100100 1101000101011 1110101001 010101 011001100010 1 11001 10101001 0010100101 1101010111 00010001110001 00101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 311
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; their, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of Credited To Debts;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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