This is an analysis of the poem When Truth Is Eventually Faced that begins with:

When truth is eventually faced...
Why do some embrace it with reluctance? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbbXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110010001 1110100010 101101 1100111 11110001 1101010111 11010000001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 248
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of When Truth Is Eventually Faced;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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