This is an analysis of the poem No Longer An Issue that begins with:

It is not always a truth told,
That is despised....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaXbcdebaaafbfgfhfda bfagfX eahc XfXX af XgX XXf XXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 21,6,4,4,2,3,3,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00111011 1001 10001001 101101 010100 110 1101 0011100 010001 1001 010100101 101001 1100001 10010 0101011 111111 11101 1101010 1101 0001 11001 1101101 011010 1101010 101011 110100 1010 110100 01011 010011 010 1 11101 001010 1011 101 10 1 1011111 1101010 11 1110110 00 11110 0110 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 109
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 46
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; it is repeated.

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

  • summary of No Longer An Issue;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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