This is an analysis of the poem Stressed To Their Mental Limits that begins with:

No matter what the showing of proof may be,
There are still many believing......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xab bbb cdcacd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010100110 11110010 11010110110 1101110001 1010111011 1100100100 10111101 11010001 11001010010 111001101 10111001010 001101011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 156
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; of, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of Stressed To Their Mental Limits;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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