This is an analysis of the poem Truth 'Is' As Oxygen Is To Life that begins with:
People believe the value of truth,
Depends on interpretation....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcXdXXdXXdbeXXcddeab
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 21,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 100101001 01101010 111001 1101010001 00101101110 1101 111100001 010010010 01010001 01001010 001 001 10101010 0100101010 11011 1110 01110 1111 1111010101 1011100011 0101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 605
- Average number of words per stanza: 112
- Amount of lines: 21
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, it are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word it is repeated.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase it connects the lines.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Truth 'Is' As Oxygen Is To Life;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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