This is an analysis of the poem Listening To Their Lack Of Facts that begins with:

They claim to be in self defined exile.
Losing a grip on crushed realities....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabX XXX Cbbb XcbbacXXaCbca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,4,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100010111 1001110100 110010 111101 101010101 11101 1011 10001101 00111101 10101010 0111001 0111 011100 1100111 10011101 101101 01010001 110011 10101010 10001101 01010 11001 01011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Listening To Their Lack Of Facts;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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