This is an analysis of the poem Reason And The Cause that begins with:
For any mending to begin,
There has to be an honesty faced......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABACBDE XXbDEEb ABACBDEXDEEb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,12,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11010001 110011001 001 110000101 1010110110 0110111 1001001 111001001010 1010100010 010000101 11111101 100 11010101 1010011 11010001 110011001 001 110000101 1010110110 0110111 1001001 11111101 100 11010101 101110011
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 190
- Average number of words per stanza: 35
- Amount of lines: 25
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
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.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word for is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Reason And The Cause;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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