This is an analysis of the poem The Forever Wounded that begins with:

Strength has never survived on the back of lies.
It can pretend well from its beginnings....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXbXXabbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100110101 0101100010 110 0011000001 110100111010 01000 00011100 1111001100001 11011010 1011110 001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 382
  • Average number of words per stanza: 65
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of The Forever Wounded;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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