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

Doesn't it appear easy for some,
To tell others......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcba defbddgb bhfiXb hicbejdeddcddb eefd egdeX gj XhX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,8,6,14,4,5,2,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100011011 0110 101011 1010110 1011101 111111111 1 011101 1111 1010101 1 101111011 0111101 1111101 101010001 11111101 01111001000100 111111101 11010 11010111011 11 111101101101 111101101110 1101111111 101111 1111011 0101111001 1010 100111 11111 01101001 1111 11101011010 1111001001 01101011011 11 0111 10111011100 0001010110001 101101 0101 011011010101 10101010101 110010010101 10 1111101 0101000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 182
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 47
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, and, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words these, and are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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