This is an analysis of the poem Truth They Do Not Advocate that begins with:

Convinced a procedure and method,
Not before used or seen......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXcaX cdbaX Xdcad X ccXea fXX eaedXd gXgfX hgXaa dhgXgahd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,5,5,1,5,3,6,5,5,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010010110 101111 0101 10110110100 010 11101 11001 0100111 111111101 110101010 11010 10010011001 11010100 010101 01001001010 1101010 110101100 11110100110 10111111001 101011001 101010011001 1101011010 101011010101 11100010010 110 11101000 11100010 1011110 0100101011 10010101101 101 1111100 101 101 0011011 1111010 111110101 1111 0101 010100011000 110111 1101101 1111111 0111 1111 11110 1010101 1011101 11 100111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • 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; those, to, i, you are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Truth They Do Not Advocate;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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