This is an analysis of the poem Receding From Depleting Beliefs that begins with:

Receding from depleting beliefs.
With a permanent recession......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbbcbXbdbX X XXa XX cXXbdX aXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,1,3,2,6,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010001001 00100010 0101010 110010 111010010010 111010010110 111101101010 0101001001 1110101100101 101001001001 01010001010010 1110110111101 1111110011011 10001 0101111010 0110101010 1111 11110111 001 01111 101101101 111 1 111011110 11 110101 11010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, those are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Receding From Depleting Beliefs;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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