This is an analysis of the poem Reality Fatalities that begins with:

Bitter is the truth,
Coming to some to stun....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXdef Xgccde feXfgcgdga EBHCCb ccce Xeabad EBHCCeeedX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,10,6,4,6,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10001 100101 1010100111 100010 010000001 1001001 111100 110101 11110 101001 00111 1010100 011101 0101101101 11010 10101 01101 10100100101 11001 1101010 110100101 01011010 10100101 101000100 100101 10100010100 100001 0100101110 11 10101011101 11000111110 0111010 00101101 111010 01110111 1010001 1000101 1010001 010101101 101000100 100101 10100010100 100001 0100101110 10100101 0101 10010101 11010101 010111110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 211
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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 Fatalities;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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