This is an analysis of the poem Truth Shocks that begins with:
Often it remains to stay unforgiving.
When faced for what it is....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABC XdbdbXC ecdecf eXABCfXfXd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,7,6,10,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10001010010 111100 11 11101100101 110101001 0100101111 0101001 1111100110 101010001 11 11101010101 100100100 101011 11011001 1001 11011011 1 01000 10001010010 111100 11 0100100101 01110010001 1011011 01 101011110
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 194
- Average number of words per stanza: 34
- Amount of lines: 26
- 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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; it is repeated.
The poet repeated the same word shocks at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Truth Shocks;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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