This is an analysis of the poem In Stubborn Wishful Missions that begins with:

As exposed as truth has become,
To lay stripped in raw nakedness......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXXbcbcXd XdXXXAXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111101 01101100 1001100 10101101 001000010 1101001 111001011 1111010 0111100 1110010 0101010 101101101 110101100 10110101 10111101 010100111001 01100010010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 309
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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 In Stubborn Wishful Missions;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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