This is an analysis of the poem Evidence Of Truth that begins with:

Many have not received benefit,
By keeping the rules....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABAC Xbcb BDCe afcaa GXbaXX CHCCHC ABAC BDCe Gbf CHCCHCXCHCCHC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,5,6,6,4,4,3,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101100 11001 0101 11010 1011101010 10101 1001 11011111 010001 10 110101 01 101001 1011011 010010 111010 100101101 110101001 001000111 101000101 01111 10111 1110011 10001001 01 10001001 1010001001 01 10001001 101101100 11001 0101 11010 010001 10 110101 01 110101001 011 11101 10001001 01 10001001 1010001001 01 10001001 10001001 01 10001001 1010001001 01 10001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; evidence, of, truth, destroyed are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word evidence is repeated.

    The author used the same words many, evidence at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines destroyed is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word destroyed at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Evidence Of Truth;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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