This is an analysis of the poem Guilt Can Never Be Left Abandoned that begins with:

A feeling of guilt,
Comes to attach to a mind......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abca bXcb bXda bdbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001 1001001 10010100101 0011001110 11000101 0010001 0010001 1110010 111001010 11001011101 101 001000 110101 100100001 11001 01101001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Guilt Can Never Be Left Abandoned;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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