This is an analysis of the poem That Forgiveness They Seek that begins with:

After decades of declaring created enemies,
They wanted others to believe......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbacbc defeged cfahXhd icigeXi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010010010100 11010001 010100110 00100101001 01110100010 0110010100 1100001010 1110101 101110110010 1111110001 10110100010 110001011 1110100010 0110100101110 100100010100 1111 10010101011 1101011 10001010101 111011110 101011111 1 010001000110 010101 111101 011010 1010101001110 101011001000010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 273
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • 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, they are repeated.

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

  • summary of That Forgiveness They Seek;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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