This is an analysis of the poem Half-Truths that begins with:
Those half-truths told have one intention,
To entertain the ones known......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaba ccaX bXcX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111111010 0101011 1011111 00100100011 10001000011101 0001000110100 1101101 00110100010 11100111 0100 1111 10100
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 128
- Average number of words per stanza: 23
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Half-Truths;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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