This is an analysis of the poem Unfiltered that begins with:

An unfiltered truth to speak,
Awakens to startle......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabbbc baabacX cccaaXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 010010 1101 101001 0001 101001 101 111101 01011100 11001000101 1101101 101 0010101001 11101101011 1111010 001001 0110100 1110101010 11010101 001101100 00111100001 01010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 226
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; to is repeated.

    The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Unfiltered;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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