This is an analysis of the poem Secrets Kept To Chase that begins with:

How do I know you're not real?
The happiness I'm feeling, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXXcaccbcXaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 1111111 0100010 1100101 11101101 0011101 110101 001 011011100 011101 01001011011 011010111 10111101 1111111 10001011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 442
  • Average number of words per stanza: 84
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; it is repeated.

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

  • summary of Secrets Kept To Chase;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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