This is an analysis of the poem Persisting To Exist To Pester that begins with:

If it has been what it is,
And you've been made to believe......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabacXX adba cddX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010100 1101001 011 110100101 100100001 1101010 01100 010001010 01110101 00101101 00101001011 1101000100010000 0111 11101100 1100100100010 110100100010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 180
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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, to, i, you are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

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

  • summary of Persisting To Exist To Pester;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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