This is an analysis of the poem Promises To Promise that begins with:

What has been known,
To have been shown repeatedly......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbcX deffddcgdXffe fedgeXefabebga
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,13,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 01010100 1101 1101100010 01011 01000100100 0101001011 00100010 01010010 010010001 1011001 101101010 011001 01101 110010111 001000001 1110100 10100101 0100010 10001 011100 1010 101101 0100010 110101 11110110001 0111 01011 11010 1100010 11010 0101001 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 306
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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.

  • 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 Promises To Promise;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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