This is an analysis of the poem Trust Issues that begins with:

The accusers do what they have always done best!
Find someone to blame for their own mess....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbabbXbba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 001011111111 111011111 11000101110 1010111101 11001110101 100110101001 101010010 101011101 101011 01101011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 422
  • Average number of words per stanza: 76
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

  • summary of Trust Issues;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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