This is an analysis of the poem Moments Of Truth that begins with:
Fishing for just who has been paid,
To dismiss the red tape usually laid......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: AAABC DEF gba DEg AAABC DEF DEg eXgcg
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,3,3,3,5,3,3,5,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10111101 0010111001 00101010001010 01010101101 101 1001 11001 00101010 01001 10101 1101101 1001 11001 010011111011 10111101 0010111001 00101010001010 01010101101 101 1001 11001 00101010 1001 11001 0100101 1010001 0111 0101011 11011111 1010
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 106
- Average number of words per stanza: 17
- Amount of lines: 30
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.
The author used the same word moments 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 Moments Of Truth;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar
- Analysis of With A Yesterday That Has Moved On
- Analysis of What Is Sought
- Analysis of Its Distance From Comprehension
