This is an analysis of the poem Too Painful To Reveal that begins with:

Not a word from my lips,
Would have a need to be regarded......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccbXXXaa XbaXdbXddb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101011 110100010 110000010 110100 110010 0110101010 1101111111 1100111110 11101 0100010100 110 0101001010 100100011011101 1110010 111010101010 111000111010 111110001011101 10101001001100 110101001011010 1110101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 374
  • Average number of words per stanza: 66
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; to, i, for are repeated.

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

  • summary of Too Painful To Reveal;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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