This is an analysis of the poem When Truth To Them Is Revealed that begins with:

Some who find their words disputed,
Refuse to argue an experienced life lived......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaXbcabXba AdXadefXA ABeAbAbgXAeAgaXg BAaaXAbBfcghFahFBFBFB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,9,16,21,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111010 010101010011 01100010 1100010101 010101000101 10110 100101100110 11111010 101000010 0111001 101001010 1100001 101110001010 1011101001 01001 111001110001 0010101 101010101 010111011010100 1100001 1100001 1110 10101 1100001 11011010010 1100001 111 11101 1011 1100001 110101010001 10100001 11010 01001 0101010 101000101 1110 10100001 1 111 010010001 10100001 100101 1110 010001 1 10111 101 00101 1 101010101 00101 010 00101 010 00101 010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 391
  • Average number of words per stanza: 70
  • Amount of lines: 57
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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 poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words when, to are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines revealed is repeated).

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

  • summary of When Truth To Them Is Revealed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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