This is an analysis of the poem Truth Is Not One Of Their Assets that begins with:

Appreciation is seldom expressed,
To parents doing their very best....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcbbdXbefdc XbbXfadXbX b edX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,10,1,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101001001 010101101 10110010 01000010 110001 1001111 101011100 001000011001 110101010 0111010 101010111 00010010101010 11001001001001 1 110101101011 00100110100 01010 1110100 00100100101001 011110001101 101 01001000100100 0010101011111 1110010 11101010 1110110111 01111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 242
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 is repeated.

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

  • summary of Truth Is Not One Of Their Assets;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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