This is an analysis of the poem Relying On Insecurities that begins with:

Insecurities kept not to face,
Can be terrifying....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcdee ceffXgg dcX gXfhXXcadhd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,3,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001101 101010 010010110 01000101 11010101 11011110100 0100010100 110101 011111100 110101101 110011010001 111100101 010110100 0011101101 1101110 0101010111101 111 11111111 1010 1 00011101101001 11011010100 11001010011 010011011 011110100 110100110 1100110 111101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 233
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • 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, be are repeated.

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

  • summary of Relying On Insecurities;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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