This is an analysis of the poem Faith And Hope that begins with:

Some brick walls are easier to penetrate.
And that depends on when they were cemented....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcddcbaX XXXdbdee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111000101 11011110010 010 10101 100100001010 101110 110001 110110010 1101111 11101 10101011 10101110 1111001 1110001 11101 111 10101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 251
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Faith And Hope;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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