This is an analysis of the poem Delusions To Witness Fade that begins with:

Hopefully...
Many were jolted to their senses....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcbdXcdaefXXbfc fXeefXbXeddX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100 100100110 0001000100 11110 101 1100101 00110111 011111001 101001010 00110100 101001 10110010 100110 010011101 11001 010001 1111 101100010 110100 10101101 111 101011010 1101 01011010 010101 11011 101010 00011001 1000
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 397
  • Average number of words per stanza: 65
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

  • 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 Delusions To Witness Fade;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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