This is an analysis of the poem Standards Kept Valued that begins with:

To express feelings felt with honesty,
Is what has been missing......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaab cccd dbeXXddceb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 0011010100 011010 11100110 01011101001 110000100001 0101001001 10011101 010101001 001001 110101 1010101 0101000010 1101011010 101110001101 101000110010 0111011101 10010010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 160
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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.

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

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

  • summary of Standards Kept Valued;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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