This is an analysis of the poem One's Selected Beliefs that begins with:

Put into its right perspective...
An honesty that is and maintained....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbc defffeX cd XXghhdbhgX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,2,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10001010 110010101 010010 001000010 0001001001 10100010 110 1000101 1001100 11000 1110 100001011010 10010101 101 11011 1 00101010 11010 1110100011 0110011110 101001110 1 001101001 110001010 1110101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 168
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

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

  • summary of One's Selected Beliefs;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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