This is an analysis of the poem To Admit What Has Existed that begins with:

Maybe if it was admitted,
As to what had been seen and done......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXb XcaXb cXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 10001010 10110111 0110010 010110110100 10010001010 101010110 1100101 100111010 01001001 00100001 101000 0101100 1001001010 1010001 0100100111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; it is repeated.

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

  • summary of To Admit What Has Existed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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