This is an analysis of the poem Let Those Doubts Go that begins with:

Let those doubts go you hold,
To see them fly away....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABB AbXb CACAADE DFDFDFFFF CACAADE ABBXDFDFDFFFF
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,7,9,7,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 010101 0010101 111111 110001 111010 111111 11011101 01110 11011101 1011 011101 0101010 011011 11011010101 101 11011010101 101 11011010101 101 111 0101 1101010 11011101 01110 11011101 1011 011101 0101010 011011 111111 010101 0010101 11011010101 101 11011010101 101 11011010101 101 111 0101 1101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; to, with, that are repeated.

    The author used the same word let at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Let Those Doubts Go;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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