This is an analysis of the poem Suspicions Existing Unresisted that begins with:

There is nothing in the shadows,
Yet they run to them and hide....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCca adXb bccde d ABCca aeXee dafgfgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,5,1,5,5,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100011 1110011 101100010 0010100010 111000101001 1010100 011101 11110110100 10101101011 010010 1011100 11101010 110110001 1011101 1111 10100011 1110011 101100010 0100010 110001001 1101010 0010101 1111110111 1010010 11000101 010111001 11110100111 111 11101010101 1011110111 1010101 1010100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 158
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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.

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

  • summary of Suspicions Existing Unresisted;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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