This is an analysis of the poem Reason To Feel Betrayed that begins with:

So many seem to have fled away,
From confronting the truth....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbX cddd ebXcXbcae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101101 001001 1011 101001010 0110001 11001101 1010110 110100100101 11111010 00100100101 100011101 010000110001 1110110010000 01001110100 11101101101 01111011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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  • summary of Reason To Feel Betrayed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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