This is an analysis of the poem Romancing Inequities that begins with:

Taunting truths,
And those who speak them......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXb cXXbbb caccaaXbbabbbbab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,6,16,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 11110 101100100 10001000110 110101 0110010 0111100 01111 10101100 100100011010 101010101100 110101010 1010111010 11011001 011101101 0100100 1011010 110101010 11011101 10011 0110010 1010010 11001 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 193
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 is repeated.

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

  • summary of Romancing Inequities;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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