This is an analysis of the poem To Forgive And Forget that begins with:

People depending upon their lies to tell.
And sell do quite well amongst themselves....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: abccdabXd XbeebXc XX Xec X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,7,2,3,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010011101 111110101 011010010100 010011010 00100111 01001 10011010 100101010101 01000010101001 10110010111000 101011100101 111010110010010 00101100 11000110101011 1001011001001 110011101010101 1 11101111 11 1111110 00110110100 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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.

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

  • summary of To Forgive And Forget;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar