This is an analysis of the poem Whose Truth Is Lived that begins with:

Truth to accept and it to follow,
May be rejected by others......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabcdebdXXXeXXXdaadc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100110010 10010110 1000010 001010101 11000101 10101 01010 0101101 10100100 0010001 1111 101001 1010 11111 1011101 1101001 110 11101 0101010 11010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 514
  • Average number of words per stanza: 84
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Whose Truth Is Lived;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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