This is an analysis of the poem Needing To Be Faced that begins with:

Why are they giving 'you' attitude?
'I guess its' because I did not show up, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a XX bXa bbX ccaXc XaX XaXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,3,3,5,3,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101101 1110110111 101010 1 11011101000 10111001 1101 11010011101 10111001001010 1101010 1101011111 111101101 1 111111 1 11010 111011010001 10100 0111010010 101111100 10101010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 89
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • 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:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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 Needing To Be Faced;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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