This is an analysis of the poem Unmistaken Consciousness that begins with:

The last of many tears came to fall.
To undo acknowledged sorrows......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabX XXacXXaa ddaXbc Xabac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,8,6,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101101 00101010 01011 010010110 1001001001 11110011 10010011100 0101000 0101100 01 11001 10 10100001 1011011010 01010 10101011010 0111 101010 11010110000101 101001 110001001 0111010001 10101011000100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 175
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • 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, of are 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 Unmistaken Consciousness;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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