This is an analysis of the poem Keep Up that begins with:

Keep up...
With faith to be kept....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABACdX ABACbb Xede AeaedX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 01001 11 1101 1100111 10001 11 01001 11 1101 0100111 0011101 111011 11101 1011100 011001 11 0111 111 101 0011101 0010000
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 113
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 Keep Up;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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