This is an analysis of the poem The Selling Of Threats And Fear that begins with:

Truth with a seeking of it sought,
Eventually returns prosperity to the people......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcdebcfX XgX ecbadfdgXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,3,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 10010001 010000101000010 100101011010 11001011111 110100001 10100111 110101101 1000100101 10001011001 1101001110111 1110010 01011101101100100 0100111110101010 0100111 010000101001 101011001 101 1010100010101 1111011010 0100000110011 11001011001010100 1010101011100 00010101101101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 345
  • Average number of words per stanza: 58
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of The Selling Of Threats And Fear;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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