This is an analysis of the poem Reasons Kept To Embellish that begins with:

Stronger felt to keep,
Are our delusions to fantasize......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXXbXXaXbXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 10101 110100101 000101 1111 1000101 1110101 111110 11010 1010101 1101010100 00100101110110 11010110111 0100111111 0101001011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 464
  • Average number of words per stanza: 78
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 Reasons Kept To Embellish;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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