This is an analysis of the poem This 'Truth' Business that begins with:

Will any verdict to be reached,
Come to achieve peace for anyone? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbbcdcdXXe ccbd faXdghi eehafgcc h ic X aae X X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,4,7,8,1,2,1,3,1,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010001 100111100 0100101010 101001 10010011010101 0110110100110 1101011101 00100100 01110011001 1001010010 0111100101000 00100011111001 10101011101 11010001010 110100100000100 1001110110101 111010101100101 101 100110010100 011100100011 0101 01010110110100101 011000101011 0110111000101 011000011001 01000011001001010 10101 01101 1101001000111010 11100110010001 1110110 1 11100110 11101011 11001 011101010101 11000101001001100 111111 11011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 164
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word this is repeated.

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

  • summary of This 'Truth' Business;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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