This is an analysis of the poem False Faces that begins with:

I have got a 'thing'
For trust....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XAXXXXbaXcc DaCCaB XAccc DaCCaB EAEAEAEA DaCCaBXEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,6,5,6,8,23,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 11 1100 1101 110100111 11101 110101 010000111 01001011 00100101 101011101 1101101 1 111001 110110101 1 0101101 11101 11 1111001 11110101 0101110101 1101101 1 111001 110110101 1 0101101 110 1011 110 00101 110 1011 110 00101 1101101 1 111001 110110101 1 0101101 110 1011 110 00101 110 1011 110 00101 110 1011 110 00101 110 1011 110 00101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 58
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 is repeated.

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

  • summary of False Faces;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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