This is an analysis of the poem If With Truth It Bites that begins with:

Experiences.
Come to sit within....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcaXd dXdbece
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01000 10101 11100 0101010101 0011111001 0110010101101 0100011001 110001100101 1101 10110010 100100 0110101010 101001000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 215
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of If With Truth It Bites;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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