This is an analysis of the poem Face It For What It Is that begins with:

A hurting felt doesn't hurt less,
When one pretends an ignoring it......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XABbXXcdXd dABbaaXbcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011011 110110100 0101 11011001010 100100010001 01101010 10101 11011100 011110101 1010111010 01011011101 110110100 0101 101101 1001011010 0101100001 010001101 0101001110 1101010 001010101000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 346
  • Average number of words per stanza: 65
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • 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; to, it are repeated.

    The author used the same word a 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 end is repeated).

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

  • summary of Face It For What It Is;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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