This is an analysis of the poem Fearing Reality that begins with:

The only people fearing reality today,
Are those who have been sold......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXabcbc Xb dcb bbXbdXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,2,3,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0101010010001 111101 101000111101 11001001010 1010101001 11110101011110 0100111111 010010101100 111101010 1001101001 11011100 001010010110 111111101 110001101 010001101101 101001000100 11111100010011 010000110100 010111001100 01110000111010 111011000011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 228
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of Fearing Reality;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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