This is an analysis of the poem Promised To Be Kept To Keep that begins with:

Secrets...
That are kept, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abababX abXbabb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic trimeter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 10 111 110 1101 01101 10011 111000101 110 1 0010000 10010001 1110 1 11001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • 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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Promised To Be Kept To Keep;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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