This is an analysis of the poem It Is Seen that begins with:

Is he guilty?
I don't know....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXbcdecAfdXegbhhcgfcdhade
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 25,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110 111 11 001010 10101 11 101 0110 0011101 001001 10101 11001101 11110100 110101 010111 111001011 1010010111 101011111011 1111010 1101001011 11110100101 110111011 0110100100 11110101 1001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 690
  • Average number of words per stanza: 128
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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 It Is Seen;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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