This is an analysis of the poem Traces Of Their Tracks Left All Over The Facts that begins with:

How can anyone conscious of a deed done...
Later admit, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaa bccdXadd bXXd aXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,8,4,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100100011 1001 1010100 01001101001 1111100100 1001 1101110 0100010 1110100 111110011 111001 1 01011 111010001 1001 11001000011 01110100 101000111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 133
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Traces Of Their Tracks Left All Over The Facts;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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