This is an analysis of the poem Inner Mission that begins with:

When I met truth,
I pretended I had already accepted, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbde efgdhf XdcXeeab hXbaXhg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,8,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 101011010010 001 01110010 11101 11111010 11101100 10101010 111111000 010011 111010 11010001 101010 1010011 110101 00110011 110111 1101101 01001 101001 10110 1111 11010 010101001 11011001 01101010 1011111000
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 174
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, relentless are repeated.

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

  • summary of Inner Mission;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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