This is an analysis of the poem That Fatal Realism that begins with:

That fatal realism you accept would not exist,
If......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcD eabe daefd AbcD CECFGE AbcD CECFGEXabcddAd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,4,6,4,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101001011101 0 1 110111 1101010 1010101 0 110101 11001001 101111101 1 110101101 01011101101001 1101001011101 0 1 110111 11 11101110 11 10110010 11 11 1101001011101 0 1 110111 11 11101110 11 10110010 11 11 11101001011101 0 1 11011 1011001 1101001011101 011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; you, your are repeated.

    The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of That Fatal Realism;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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