This is an analysis of the poem What Has Been Forced And Faked that begins with:

One trying to impress,
Another who is impressive......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXaa XcX ddaXaXbac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,3,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110001 01010010 011110100100 0010 10101 110101 00100100001 0011010011 0100010 11111011010 0001010101 11011010 10100010101 1110010 1101001 0110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 128
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • 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:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

  • summary of What Has Been Forced And Faked;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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