This is an analysis of the poem Facts Remembered that begins with:

No longer do I participate,
In prolonged conversations......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXb bXabX XXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110110101 0011010 0100111101 01001100101 101001101 1011110100 111010110 0010111001 10111 00111010 011001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • 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, they are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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