This is an analysis of the poem Truth To Face Matters that begins with:

Pain inflicted to let sit.
To believe if ignored, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaacdeXbc bXcX XX XcbX ba X fe dcXfeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,4,2,4,2,1,2,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010011 001001 0011001 1110100101101 01010101 0100101110 0001101010 0100100 101000101111 1011100001010 1100110 11001 1101010 011001010010 111111010 010011 100 01000101 11101 011011 1 010111 10110 1111 0101 10101101 01000011010 10100101 001010101010 01101101 001010111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Truth To Face Matters;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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