This is an analysis of the poem So Afraid To Be Revealed that begins with:

There are those so afraid to be revealed by the truth.
And so afraid they are to come out of hiding....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD eXXcfc ABCD ebbXgXg XeXfed
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,4,7,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111010001101 110111011010 1111001011110 0111101001 1010101100111 100001111010 01001101 001101010 101000 111111 1111010001101 110111011010 1111001011110 0111101001 11100 10010010 11001010010 0101 00011111 100101 011101101001 1111111 111010 11010100 1010 011111 11101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 208
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; they, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of So Afraid To Be Revealed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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