This is an analysis of the poem If The Truth Be There...Tell It that begins with:

The strength of America,
Was built on the backbone...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabcbcbadebbefddcXXXXffddcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 28,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100100 111011 01010 111011 0110010011 110001 01011111 0101 10000 101011010 110111 11010100 00110101 101101011 1111011 1010101 1100101110 0010101 1100100 1011 011110110 10101 011011101 00101 10 11101 101 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 767
  • Average number of words per stanza: 134
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; of, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of If The Truth Be There...Tell It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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