This is an analysis of the poem Reality Embraced Has A Much Slower Pace that begins with:

Whether or not people face it,
A basic living is imminent....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AABCDBe CACFDB GABBDDBe AABCDBe CACFDBcab GABBDdaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,8,7,9,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111010 010100100 10111110 0110010010 110101010 10101 1 1001001 1001001 1001011 110111 1101010 1110101 10101010 110101 101010101 011011 1110 110101010 10101 1 10111010 010100100 10111110 0110010010 110101010 10101 1 1001001 1001001 1001011 110111 1101010 1110101 11001100 1010101 0101 10101010 110101 101010101 011011 1110 1010111 001101101 10010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 213
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • 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 Reality Embraced Has A Much Slower Pace;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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