This is an analysis of the poem Riddled With Prolonged Pain And Sustained Guilt that begins with:

Those parents wishing to not let,
What is deeply felt be kept hidden......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXXXc acXbbdbaX X XbbaX dAE dAEXdAE
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,9,1,5,3,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010011 101010110 10101001 110111 1001111 1110110101 001111001001 10010110100 00101011000100 1101110110001 0100100100 0110010101 010100100001 11001010010010 0110101 011011011011 1000101 010010100 111101010 0101001010010 1110001 01000101010 10 101 010011110010 10 101 010011110010 10 101 010011110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 155
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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 Riddled With Prolonged Pain And Sustained Guilt;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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