This is an analysis of the poem On Substance And One's Perception that begins with:

When people deluded,
Have also been fed validation......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXca cXXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110010 110011010 101101 1011101 1011001 11011010 111000 1110011 11011 1100010 10100001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 161
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • 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.

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

  • summary of On Substance And One's Perception;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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