This is an analysis of the poem If Not Faced To Rid that begins with:
Kept to us most precious,
With claims that remain dear and treasured......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbbbXacd edebcdbdd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 101110 011011110 101001 010100011101 0101101001 111 101000010 11110010101 00100110101 111001 00110101000 11101 110101101 1101001111 110111100101 0111111001 110100010111 111011100101
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 336
- Average number of words per stanza: 61
- Amount of lines: 18
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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, not are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of If Not Faced To Rid;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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