This is an analysis of the poem Facts Have Been Subtracted that begins with:

Regardless of those statements you've made,
To anyone who has given you time to listen....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ab cbb bc XaX dd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,3,2,3,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 010011011 0100111011010 11011010110011 11001 101101011 11101 01111010101010 1111101001110010 110010 0110101001 1001110010011 1101100011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 99
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, from, your are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Facts Have Been Subtracted;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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