This is an analysis of the poem To Mask With A Covering Of Pretensions that begins with:

That you find the choices I've made,
To accept, reject or attempt to resist......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcabX dbbb cdXcXac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,4,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101011 00101101001 10111010 0100 110010111 01111 010011110001 1011011 101111001 10001 10100010 10100 1010101101 110110 010111001 0101001000010 10001111010 110011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 203
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of To Mask With A Covering Of Pretensions;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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