This is an analysis of the poem It Has Been Earned that begins with:

What more can be believed,
When only one belief is given....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXcbdc Xaacaadcb aeXXec aXdecbaXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,9,6,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111001 110101010 11011 1101001001 10111010000 11010010 0001111010 10100010101 10100001 011101 101011101011 01001010001011010 01010001110 110110010 00101 011101001 00011010010 0101 11011111 100010 11010101010 11101010 1000011 111010100101 10111101000100 01111010100 110 10 10111 111110 010000110 0111010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 277
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of It Has Been Earned;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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