This is an analysis of the poem Imprinted On Their Foreheads that begins with:

I doubt very seriously,
If those who spent their youth......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXbXcbacbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101000 011111 01010001 110111010 010110 11001 1011011 101001011001 111101000 1110111 1110101111 101011000100001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 405
  • Average number of words per stanza: 68
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Imprinted On Their Foreheads;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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