This is an analysis of the poem Which Image Best Impresses that begins with:

Reality to face.
And promises made kept to believe, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXdXdXXbc ecdeaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010001 110011001 10101 01001 1011101010 010010101 1110100101 00101101 1101010 1100101 11001 11101 11000101 001101010 01 0110 11111 00100110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 244
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • 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.

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  • summary of Which Image Best Impresses;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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