This is an analysis of the poem Something Far More Serious that begins with:

An escalating of truth,
Is finding its way to dispute delusions....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abX cddee dbfbghegf aiX Xhhic XXfX F XfdjbX e bX Xbcb fX F XXbfgdbdX fe jgX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,9,3,5,4,1,6,1,2,4,2,1,9,2,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101001 01001001010 1010000100001 10110010100 00110011010 1010100101 1110010001 11010100 111110 0010101000100 10110001 101011 010010110101 1 1010101101 1010101010 0010000 1111 01001001001 110100100011 1 11 100 011001 110011100 1 1110 01001 101110011 11 11 1111101 11110 0100100 1100110 001001111 1110110001 1001011100 0110 1 11010010 0010100 0111001 1110011 01001101110 11 1010011010 01011101 1111011 1001 101001101101 110101 100111 011101001 1010101011 1 0010100100 111100 1010101 001011100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 16
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 109
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 60
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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, of are repeated.

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

  • summary of Something Far More Serious;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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