This is an analysis of the poem Revetted In Disbelief that begins with:

From a serious point of view,
Who do you think would best represent......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXcXcXd XecbfX fg fgXdafaX gXgc XdhcX eXXXhdX adX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,6,2,8,4,5,7,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00100101 111111101 0100101101 1010 001101001 11101 0011111110 1001010101 00111101 1 1110 101110010100 11101 101101101011 1011 1000 111110010 11101010100100 11010110 1 1111 1111101010101 10100 1 10110 11 10 1111000101010 1010011001 10001001 1101011010011 111010101100010100 001111011011 010011011 111101 111100100 1101001000101 101110101 111000101 1 100111110111 11 1011110 00101001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 171
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • 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 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 Revetted In Disbelief;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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