This is an analysis of the poem Kept Faith that begins with:

What else can be said,
When tears are shed....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaX BXAB aaXc BABC CXcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 1111 111101 10100 111111 001001 11111 010 10100101 110010 10011 101111001 111111 11111 010 101111101 101111101 110100001010 00111011 00101100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 109
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • 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 punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words no, only are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines away is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word away at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Kept Faith;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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